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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
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With unprecedented access and unsparing analysis, this is the definitive investigation into Spotify, weaving interviews with incisive cultural criticism, and illuminating how streaming has reshaped music for listeners and artists alike.Flush with testimony from over a hundred industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood Machine takes us into the inner workings of the highly consolidated modern music business and how it has become personalized, playlisted, autoplayed, and algorithmic. With an expert's eye, music journalist Liz Pelly reveals how Spotify's two-sided marketplace—the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all—has changed music media forever. She also explores how musicians and listeners are coming together to fight this era of musical individualism and advocate for artists' futures. Amazon Unbound and Weapons of Math Destruction for the music industry, Mood Machine is a timely and unputdownable exploration of a company that has become synonymous with music.
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"A little friction, it seems, can be good to hang on to."
"A provocative, insightful, disturbing, and well-researched indictment of Spotify, the music industry, and streaming platforms, which daily mine billions of data bits from users to maximize profits and churn out musical formulas."
"It's about how we have come to view art and creativity, what it means to be an individual, and what we learn when we first hum along to a beloved pop song."
"The result is a perceptive assessment of the current musical landscape and an eye-opening glimpse into its possible future."
"A strong indictment to rouse consumers into considering just where our commitment to music is headed."
"Doesn't leave you filled with optimism for the future."
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