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

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

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

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

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

The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist By Liz Pelly Published by One Signal. 274 pp. £22 FROM 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 ...

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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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 ...