It is pointed out that artists who are not famous for music streaming services are getting unfair rewards

With the spread of music streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify, it has become easier to enjoy a variety of music. In these streaming services, 'playlists of popular songs in the genre' are automatically generated, but 'songs of artists who are not really popular' are registered in this playlist, and the artists and related parties are registered. There have been reports of unfair receipt of rewards.

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Before the spread of streaming services, it was common to get albums of favorite artists and popular albums and enjoy music, but after the spread of streaming services, 'playlists of popular songs in the genre' And 'Recommended playlists selected by the algorithm' can now be enjoyed. Ted Gioia , who runs the music-related website The Honest Broker, points out that 'songs of unpopular artists' are registered in these playlists, and that artists and related parties are getting unfair rewards. doing.

Gioia cites ' Jazz in the Background ' as one of the playlists in question, which appears at the top of the search results for 'jazz' on Spotify.

'Jazz in the Background' was created by Spotify and is a popular playlist with over 650,000 likes at the time of writing. However, according to Gioia, this playlist contains only songs by artists that even Gioia, who is familiar with music, has never heard of.

If you check the album that includes the song 'The Beauty of Everyday Things' by Hara Noda, which was registered in 'Jazz in the Background', 'The Beauty of Everyday Things' has been played about 4 million times. However, 'Shining Star' recorded in the same album has been played only 4324 times. 'Few Grammy award-winning songs by Jon Batiste have been played 4 million times,' said Gioia. I point out that I can make money.

As a result of Gioia's investigation of Hara Noda, it was found that Hara Noda is based near the Spotify headquarters and is active as a producer and drummer. Gioia said, 'In the current situation where so many people are enjoying the playlists generated by the algorithm, those who can operate the algorithm will greatly benefit.' 'If humans take the initiative in doing this, it will be responsible.' But in recent years you can hide behind algorithms to perform operations, 'said streaming providers such as Spotify, who may be manipulating playlists to make a profit. Claims.