🕸📝Fergus Duniho wrote on Thu, Sep 28, 2017 05:11 PM UTC:
Similar artists is a misnomer, but that's what they call it. It is based on listening habits, not on comparison of musical styles. For example, t.A.T.u. is, musically speaking, more similar to other Russian pop artists, but because it is the most popular Russian pop group, its similar artists list also includes several western pop stars or groups, while if you pick out some other Russian pop group, the similar artists list will be predominently Russian.
Similar artists is a misnomer, but that's what they call it. It is based on listening habits, not on comparison of musical styles. For example, t.A.T.u. is, musically speaking, more similar to other Russian pop artists, but because it is the most popular Russian pop group, its similar artists list also includes several western pop stars or groups, while if you pick out some other Russian pop group, the similar artists list will be predominently Russian.