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Breakfasters: Who Makes The Music You Hear On Spotify?

On this week's Tech Talk, Vanessa chats to Fakefasters Shorty, Our Carlson and Kirby about the latest developments and discoveries surrounding Spotify and their use of ghost artists. As reported by Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, Spotify is filling their curated playlists with muzak by composers/songwriters that they own the rights to. Vanessa discusses the motivations of Spotify, the impact on artists, the ethics of what is happening, and more.

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Listen to Breakfasters: Who Makes The Music You Hear On Spotify?11:427 January 2025