Grooveshark opens up its data with Beluga, offering insight into the listening habits of its users

Grooveshark has just launched a brand new service tapping into the information they’ve gathered over the years giving insight into musical artists and their fanbase.

Beluga allows users to search for any artist in the Grooveshark database, giving some interesting tidbits of information on the kinds of people that listen to that music.

The data has been compiled based on “extensive market research”, surveying music fans – Grooveshark users are encouraged to participate in surveys in exchange for points which can be used to upgrade to a paid account on the site. The data has also been enhanced by tapping into the listening activity of Grooveshark’s 20 million monthly users worldwide Read more...