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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
The New Yorker18d
Is There Any Escape from the Spotify Syndrome?
The history of recorded music is now at our fingertips. But the streamer’s algorithmic skill at giving us what we like may ...
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 ...
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 exposure in some playlists, Spotify is buying in music from p ...
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‘It’s About How Power Works’: Author Liz Pelly on Her New Spotify Book, ‘Mood Machine’
Each December, journalist Liz Pelly observes Spotify Wrapped day with a mix of horror and hope. For the past decade or so, Pelly has been writing critical essays and investigations into Spotify ...
The Washington Post9d
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 ...