Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ...
by the_only_law on Thursday January 27, 2022 @10:43AM
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> Then why is it displaying front and center podcast shows that I have zero interest in above and ahead of the music that I go to Spotify for?
Tangent, but this is actually obnoxious. I never seem to get the “new releases for you” on my home screen anymore, but every-time I open the app I see I slew of podcasts I don’t give a damn about despite me slipping through maybe one podcast episode in my entire account history.
It's fine that they've decided to pivot to being a podcast company with a sideline in music - apparently that's where the money is, and it's a free market. But if they're going to take a political position by signing exclusive contracts with and heavily promoting podcast hosts, they've lost all claim to be a neutral party, and can't expect artists - and customers - to remain with them.