Moneyball For Music: The Rise of Next Big Sound

Forbes reports:

Next Big Sound takes all the data spewing into the ether–Pandora spins, Facebook likes, digital downloads–and packages them into one central dashboard. For $20 per artist per month, the Billy Beanes of the music world (managers, concert promoters and label executives) can access the service in hopes of finding the next Nick Swisher (or Justin Timberlake).

An article well worth your time.