Spotify, the mood machine

This article is a republication, with the agreement of the author, Hubert Guillaud. It was first published on 17 January 2025 on the site In The Algorithms under license CC BY-NC-SA. Hubert Guillaud In her book, Mood Machine, independent journalist Liz Pelly, decorates what Spotify has changed in music, for customers of the service, as for musicians. Between uberization and Stockholm syndrome. It has been years since independent journalist Liz P…