For the longest time radio was the only source for new music.

It was the only way you found out about new albums from your favorite artists or to discover new music from new sources. We still obviously discover new music this way but it’s not the only way.

Radio lives in the world of advertising so it is bound to playing familiar music to keep people listening for extended periods of time. Sprinkled in with the hits you will still find new music (on some stations). Keep in mind that the average station plays 10-12 songs an hour and among those songs 2-3 are considered new.

So where do we discover new music?

I for example am still too close to radio and friends I have made over the years in the music industry so I can’t answer that.

Most people have thousands of songs on their iPod. Of those many are your favorite artists. But what we want to know is when you put a new artist in your library where did you learn about that artist.