Escaping Spotify’s algorithm

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Since the heyday of radio, records, cassette tapes, and MP3 players, the branding of sound has evolved from broad genres like rock and hip-hop to “paranormal dark cabaret afternoon” and “synth space,” and streaming has become the default. Radio DJs have been replaced by artificial intelligence, and the ritual of discovering something new is neatly…

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/16/1096276/spotify-algorithms-music-discovery-ux/