The Impact of Algorithm-Generated Playlists on Royalties

This chapter explores the issue of algorithm-generated playlists on streaming services and their impact on royalties for artists. It discusses concerns raised by record labels and artists about the fairness of receiving the same fee as random tracks on these playlists, and discusses a deal between Universal and Deezer to allocate more royalty money towards professional artists. It also addresses the issue of streaming farms being used for money laundering by criminal gangs.