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nouvel épisode dans les grosses boites de la tech salissent tout. tl;dr : un article qui préfigure un livre sortant l'année prochaine sur comment spotify booste ses profits en injectant des morceaux issus de banques low-cost, et potentiellement généré en masse dans le futur, plutôt que de mettre en avant de vrai-es artistes.

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

> According to a source close to the company, Spotify’s own internal research showed that many users were not coming to the platform to listen to specific artists or albums; they just needed something to serve as a soundtrack for their days, like a study playlist or maybe a dinner soundtrack. In the lean-back listening environment that streaming had helped champion, listeners often weren’t even aware of what song or artist they were hearing. As a result, the thinking seemed to be: Why pay full-price royalties if users were only half listening? It was likely from this reasoning that the Perfect Fit Content program was created.