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# Pandora – What’s In A Name? Does The Streaming Service Walk Its Talk?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/pandorawhats-in-a-name/
- Published: 2011-06-20T08:16:42.000Z
- Updated: 2011-06-20T08:16:42.000Z
- Description: Days after an IPO that started strong around $20, Pandora settled back. closing Friday at $13.40. One analyst suggested that the stock could trade as low as $5.50. Against that. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/06/pandorawhats-in-a-name.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, Brandon Walsh, Joe Kennedy, Music Streaming, Pandora, Rethink Music, submission, subscription services, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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Days after an **IPO** that started strong around $20, **Pandora** settled back. closing Friday at $13.40\. One analyst suggested that the stock could trade **as [low as $5.50](https://www.hypebot.com/pandora-slips-to-1326-top-analyst-says-sell-predicts-fall-to-550/)**. Against that backdrop, **Brandon Walsh** asks how Pandora chooses its new music, and shares his frustrations with Pandora on **[Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/pandora-whats-in-a-name-does-the-music-service-walk-its-talk.html?ref=hypebot.com)**. Walsh tried to submit music to Pandora, but was rejected because the submission did not "fit our collection needs at this time".

“This is supposed to be about **discovery**—a Pandora’s box of new music.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/pandora-whats-in-a-name-does-the-music-service-walk-its-talk.html?ref=hypebot.com))