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techniques to help record companies predict whether a particular song will have commercial success. Polyphonic HMI and HSS have caused some controversy in the music industry because of fears (denied by Polyphonic HMI) that it removes the "magic" from music production. Several stars are suspected to have used the system to improve their chances of having a hit, including: *

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The software correctly predicted the success of Norah Jones' debut album ''

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'' months before it topped the charts, contradicting skeptical studio executives.Studio 360 commentary
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and the advisory board made up of music industry veterans, left the company and formed

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* Article i
Le Monde
about Polyphonic HMI
Hit Song Science Is Not Yet a Science
- a study that appeared in ISMIR 2008. Music companies of Spain Mass media companies of Spain Mass media in Barcelona