The Next American Idol Ask Your Computer

Using a mathematical formula to sort music recorded by the massive demands Gnutella peer-to-peer file-sharing network, researchers have boasted an enviable 15 percent to 30 percent success rate in the automatic choice of artists and groups with potential breakout. Can a computer to choose the next American Idol? L agenda Madonna or Ludacris? New software from researchers Israeli promises to take much of the guesswork (and endless cover songs) to understand that hip-hop and R u0026amp B singer will be the next it star in the U.S..