Season 1 · Episode 84
WTF is up with Spotify?
Can the world’s largest streamer survive the bad vibes?
The Sam Sanders Show · KCRW
January 20, 202627m 22s
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">There’s a little trend that’s gaining a lot of traction… Many people are leaving Spotify – and making a fuss on their way out. </p>
<p dir="ltr">They’re angry at the platform and the algorithm. They’re angry with how it pays artists. Some users are very angry about the ads Spotify runs. It’s quite the vibe shift for the world’s largest music streaming service. Sam breaks it all down with <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVqLhKvqFik/ashley-carman"><em>Bloomberg’s</em> Ashley Carman </a>who recently reported from Spotify’s headquarters in Stockholm.</p>
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