Stories about Spotify’s insidious effect on the livelihood of musicians aren't new. Pelly takes that criticism further, ...

Mood Machine,' a mix of investigative reporting and cultural criticism, focuses on how Spotify has reshaped how we listen to ...

The book, an investigation into the internal practices and cultural effects of the streaming giant, is "an entryway into a ...

In her book, music journalist Liz Pelly peels back the curtain on the Spotify algorithm and explains how it's affecting the ...

We’ve been hearing about Spotify “ghost artists” for years. Now, there’s an entire book dedicated to the subject – exploring, among other things, the platform’s relationships with the companies ...

From the perspective of a music fan, streaming is, unfortunately, a spectacular product: the universal jukebox! If some have ...

The history of recorded music is now at our fingertips. But the streamer’s algorithmic skill at giving us what we like may ...

The report goes into great detail, but here's the short version: rather than give individual artists some much-needed exposure in some playlists, Spotify is buying in music from p ...

In an excerpt from "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" published in Harper's, author Liz Pelly reveals that the streaming platform has a secretive internal ...

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