Twitter acquires music service ‘We Are Hunted’

After some speculation, We Are Hunted announced in a note that they have joined Twitter. We Are Hunted is a music discovery service, containing a constantly updated chart of the best new music according to blogs and social media.

The service collects data and provides recommendations based on user interests. It collects around 100,000 music articles and 40 million music related tweets each month, combined with constant monitoring of YouTube and Facebook for artist activity.

There has been rumors about Twitter developing its own music app ever since its early interest in We Are Hunted’s services. In March, rumors started circulating about Twitter’s  own possible music discovery service called Twitter Music. It was reported that the app would help users discover artists and stream music through audio distribution service, Soundcloud.

While there are still few details about Twitter’s plunge into music, Ryan Seacrest tweeted about using the app.

Via We Are Hunted