The LRB Podcast

What Spotify Wants

May 9, 2023

52:50

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The History of Spotify

4min

Spotify's Origins: A History of Music Piracy

4min

The Power of Spotify

2min

The Evolution of Spotify

2min

Spotify's Financial Difficulties

2min

Spotify's Claims About the Paying of Artists

4min

The Role of Small Artists in Campaigning Against Spotify's Royalties System

3min

The Importance of Spotify's Free Music

2min

10.

Spotify: A Good Thing for Small Artists

3min

11.

The Evolution of a Playlist on Spotify

2min

12.

The Importance of a Playlist in Spotify

3min

13.

The Importance of Listening to Music

2min

14.

Spotify's Disadvantages With Easy Tracks

3min

15.

Spotify Wrapped: A Social Platform for Music

2min

16.

Spotify Wrap: Is It Valuing Recognition Factor in Artists Too Much?

2min

17.

Spotify's Redesign: What It Means for Users

3min

18.

Spotify's New Desire to Introduce You to Things

2min

19.

The Redesign of Spotify

2min

20.

Spotify's Race to the Bottom

7min

Spotify, a company worth $23 billion, has come out on top of the streaming wars, and yet it’s never made a profit. Daniel Cohen joins Malin to discuss the history of the platform and how it's changed the way music is made and listened to, and the strangeness of streaming culture, rife with ethical dilemmas.

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