Spotify reveals some secrets | Learn English phrase ‘game the system’

The hit music streaming service Spotify is preparing to go public—and in the process is revealing some information about its business for the first time, including its ambitions to change the entire music industry. Learn how many users it has, what major labels get payouts, and how people have tried to game the system—and what the English expression “game the system” means.

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