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How Spotify's algorithm is destroying the music industry (www.soundguys.com)

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Frank Zappa put it this way [paraphrased]

In the 1960s the music execs were into Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington. They had no idea what was going on, so they just threw money at any band that came along. You had a wide variety of music.

The first set of execs hired young guys who 'knew what the kids want.' Those guys played it safe, so in the 1970s you had stadium rock and disco.

Now AI 'knows' exactly what people want.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

exactly like yes Spotify is bad but are they thinking we had some natural occurring perfect system for music before?

The bigger issue is are artists being compensated, no they're not.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

The story of how Zappa and the Mothers got a contract is amazing. Basically a label guy walked into a gig as they played Trouble Every Day, their only song ever with conventional commercial potential, and signed them on the spot.

Once they got to the studio and started playing some tremendously weird stuff it was too late to stop them.