11. The method of claim 1 wherein the content item is a musical artist, wherein a musical artist includes one or more people who write or perform music.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the content item is a musical artist, wherein a musical artist includes one or more people who write or perform music. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the preliminary perceived popularity for the musical artist alone is based on popularity of the musical artist without regard to popularity of individual songs or musical albums related to the musical artist.