5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting one or more media station seeds further comprises: determining that a first artist included in at least one of the number of top ranking media preference clusters is a heat seeker; and selecting the first artist as one of the one or more media station seeds.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining a set of categories associated with a plurality of media items based on one or more characteristics of the plurality of media items, wherein at least one of the set of categories comprises subcategories; based on media preferences associated with a user, generating media preference clusters comprising two or more respective subcategories, the media preference clusters being clustered in n-dimensional space, wherein each dimension in the n-dimensional space is a subcategory and each category within the set of categories comprises one or more dimensions in the n-dimensional space; ranking the media preference clusters based on a set of predetermined ranking rules applied to the n-dimensional space, to yield a ranking of media preference clusters, the set of predetermined ranking rules defining ranking of the media preference clusters at least partly based on feedback from a user for one or more media items in the media preference clusters; selecting a number of top ranking media preference clusters from the ranking of media preference clusters, the number of top ranking media preference clusters being associated with media items having a positive feedback from the user; selecting one or more media station seeds from each media preference cluster in the number of top ranking media preference clusters; generating one or more algorithmic media stations customized to the user from the one or more media station seeds selected; and providing, to an electronic device associated with the user, the one or more algorithmic media stations customized to the user.