In ‘Mood Machine,’ BU grad Liz Pelly examines the hidden costs of Spotify’s music empire
Stories about Spotify’s insidious effect on the livelihood of musicians aren't new. Pelly takes that criticism further, ...
‘It's About How Power Works': Author Liz Pelly on Her New Spotify Book, ‘Mood Machine'
The book, an investigation into the internal practices and cultural effects of the streaming giant, is "an entryway into a ...
Author Liz Pelly on Spotify Book, Ghost Artists and Speaking Up for Indie Musicians
Mood Machine,' a mix of investigative reporting and cultural criticism, focuses on how Spotify has reshaped how we listen to ...
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“Mood Machine” probes the mysteries of the Spotify playlist
In her book, music journalist Liz Pelly peels back the curtain on the Spotify algorithm and explains how it's affecting the ...
How Spotify is ruining music
The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist By Liz Pelly Published by One Signal. 274 pp. £22 FROM the ...
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We’ve Been Hearing About Spotify ‘Ghost Artists’ for Years — Now There’s an Entire Book Dedicated to the Subject
We’ve been hearing about Spotify “ghost artists” for years. Now, there’s an entire book dedicated to the subject – exploring, ...
Spotify has been filling your recommendations with fake artists and music it barely pays for, according to in-depth report
The report goes into great detail, but here's the short version: rather than give individual artists some much-needed ...
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Spotify Employees Say It's Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones
In an excerpt from "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" published in Harper's, author ...
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How Spotify is ruining music
Meanwhile, says Liz Pelly, the company leaches profits from working musicians while preparing the ground to replace those musicians with AI-generated neo-Muzak. The broad strokes of the indictment ...