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How Spotify is Ruining Music: ‘It’s About How Power Works’

2025/2/13
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Taylor: 我关注到Spotify对音乐产业和消费方式产生了深远影响，算法驱动播放列表改变了音乐消费体验，‘幽灵艺术家’现象和付费播放模式也引发了争议。 Liz Pelly: Spotify的起源可以追溯到2006年，试图解决音乐产业因文件共享而面临的困境。瑞典的盗版文化和政治环境为Spotify的诞生提供了土壤。Spotify在美国的推出是其发展的重要里程碑，之后从搜索工具转向了基于算法的推荐服务，2016至2019年是播放列表的黄金时代，但也出现了‘幽灵艺术家’现象。瑞典媒体揭露了Spotify与‘幽灵艺术家’之间的关系，音乐家们通过制作‘幽灵艺术家’音乐来补充收入。Spotify的‘发现模式’引发了关于数字版‘付费播放’的争议。流媒体模式极大地贬低了音乐的价值，Spotify改变了音乐的消费结构，专辑的概念被淡化。Spotify对生成式AI音乐持开放态度，这可能对音乐文化产生影响。Spotify的崛起影响了整个音乐产业的经济结构，Spotify正在从音乐转向播客和视频内容，以寻找更便宜的商业模式。政府监管可能在限制Spotify等科技巨头的权力方面发挥作用。个人用户可以通过支持音乐家工会和替代平台来对抗Spotify的主导地位。‘流媒体到拥有’模式可能为音乐消费提供更可持续的替代方案。 Taylor: 我与Liz Pelly讨论了她的新书《Mood Machine》，探讨了Spotify对音乐产业、文化和音乐消费方式的深远影响。我们深入探讨了Spotify的算法驱动播放列表如何重塑音乐制作、艺术家职业生涯和行业权力结构。Liz Pelly揭示了所谓的‘幽灵艺术家’和其他策略，以及Spotify如何挤压艺术家并颠覆内容生态系统。我们还讨论了Spotify如何改变了人们对音乐的聆听习惯，以及如何通过政府监管和用户行为来应对这些问题。

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This chapter explores Spotify's journey from its inception in Sweden to its global expansion, focusing on its early strategies and the shift towards algorithmic playlists and 'lean-back listening'. It examines the impact of this shift on music consumption habits and the relationship between listeners and artists.
  • Spotify's founding in 2006
  • The influence of Sweden's rampant piracy and the Pirate Party
  • Spotify's US launch in 2011 and its shift towards algorithmic recommendations
  • The introduction of playlist culture and 'lean-back listening'

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No platform has had more of impact on what we listen to over the past decade than Spotify. This week, Taylor is joined by journalist Liz Pelly, to discuss her new book "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist."

They discuss the profound impact Spotify has had on the music industry, culture, and the way we consume sound.

Pelly reveals the truth about so-called "ghost artists" and other tactics the company has employed to squeeze artists and upend the content ecosystem.

They also dig into how Spotify's algorithm-driven playlists have reshaped not just listening habits but also the very nature of music production, artist careers, and industry power structures.

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