CTW Publishers MusicTech Posted December 20, 2024 CTW Publishers Share Posted December 20, 2024 Spotify is padding out listeners’ playlists using “ghost artists” to reduce its royalty costs, a new report has claimed. According to Liz Pelly’s findings in Harper’s Magazine, the ghost artists are appearing on all sorts of popular playlists from jazz and classical to lo-fi hip-hop. It effectively lowers the amount of royalties Spotify pays genuine musicians while increasing their overall profit margins... The post Spotify allegedly using ‘ghost artists’ to minimise royalty costs appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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