Spotify: Streaming-Plattform platziert „Ghost Artists“ in Playlists Ein Bericht wirft Spotify vor, gezielt Musik von „Ghost Artists“ in Playlists zu platzieren, um Kosten zu sparen. Kritiker:innen sehen darin eine Bedrohung für die Musiklandschaft.

#Spotify platziert Ghost Artists in Playlists

Spotify soll laut Journalistin #LizPelly gezielt Songs v sog. #GhostArtists in ihre Playlists integrieren.Hinter diesen Namen stehen oft keine realen Musiker:innen,sondern Produktionsfirmen,die Tracks ohne Lyrics erstellen.

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Spotify allegedly using 'ghost artists' to minimise royalty costs A report has claimed that Spotify is using "ghost artists" to bulk out its playlists and minimise costs of paying royalties to real artists.

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Rumor was that Spotify was filling its popular playlists with stock music attributed to fake names to reduce royalty payouts.

Such fake artists often had the Spotify verified badge but we're clearly fake. Google searches brought up nothing.

After a lengthy investigation, author confirmed this policy via internal documents, employee interviews. The name for the policy was Perfect Fit Content.

#Longform by HARPER'S MAGAZINE on SPOTIFY'S USE OF FAKE MUSICIANS to reduce royalty payouts to real artists. Article by @lizpelly.bsky.social Liz Pelly.

This is a long and indepth article. The #Spotify user and musician community should read in full. #music #musicbusiness #GhostArtists #Fraud #News

Spotify is suspected to create its own music and promote it in curated playlists to reduce the royalties they have to pay to real artists.

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The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly Spotify’s plot against musicians

#GhostArtists are stock photos.
#Spotify is killing music.