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legitster 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ghost artists on Spotify

Despite the headline, it's not actually Spotify creating the music, but third parties taking advantage of their playlist model.

Miraltar 6 months ago [–]

> third parties taking advantage of their playlist model.

Not really, it's a collaboration since Spotify actively promotes these third parties because they cost less royalties

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