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I’ve wondered for a while if Spotify skews playlists in favor of cheaper songs. I have no evidence of this, but it’d make business sense to use the equivalent o
by harles 2y ago
I’ve wondered for a while if Spotify skews playlists in favor of cheaper songs. I have no evidence of this, but it’d make business sense to use the equivalent of store brand music (even if that just means outsourced to a cheap agency) for generic study music playlists and such.
- Euphorbium 2y agoI think they tend to play what is cached locally, to save on streaming costs.
- harles 2y agoThat’s certainly possible, but I’d expect licensing costs to dwarf bandwidth costs.
- dotancohen 2y agoYou have no idea how little artists make from selling music on platforms. The money is in the live performances and merchandise.
- resource_waste 2y agoI noticed Google Play do this with Soundcloud Rap. Their amorality has caused me to enjoy SoundCloud Rap at a formidable age, now I cannot shake it. My kids listen to it, swear amorally, and the cycle continues. All because Google Play didn't want to shell out an extra 60 cents per year for paid Rappers.
- tripdout 2y agoWhat???
- re 2y ago> it’d make business sense to use the equivalent of store brand music They've been accused of almost exactly this: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-creating-its-own-recordings-and-putting-them-on-playlists/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-creating-i... Spotify denies doing this but you can google to find a lot of controversy over fake artists on Spotify. A more recent variation on the theme: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/19/swedish-composer-johan-rohr-becomes-spotifys-most-famous-musician-youve-never-heard-of https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/19/swedish-comp...