Liz Pelly

music journalist and author of “Mood Machine”

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The streamer contracts with production companies to create so-called “perfect fit content” that it pumps out under various pseudonymous artist profiles.

Spotify pushes fake artists on their popular playlists

The streamer contracts with production companies to create so-called “perfect fit content” that it pumps out under various pseudonymous artist profiles.

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