Stories about Spotify’s insidious effect on the livelihood of musicians aren't new. Pelly takes that criticism further, ...

In her book, music journalist Liz Pelly peels back the curtain on the Spotify algorithm and explains how it's affecting the ...

The book, an investigation into the internal practices and cultural effects of the streaming giant, is "an entryway into a ...

Mood Machine,' a mix of investigative reporting and cultural criticism, focuses on how Spotify has reshaped how we listen to ...

Liz Pelly interviewed over 100 industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, to look at how music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed. Her new book Mood ...

Solution or problem? That question swirls around Spotify in the wake of a new book release: Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Brooklyn-based author Liz Pelly.

One year-end summary from Fable, a social app where people share what books they read, told the user, “Don’t forget to ...

Algorithms can’t teach you about your neighbors and the music they’re making—there’s no substitute for seeking out the new ...

The media will focus on a handful of pop acts when the true action will be in smaller acts outside the national consciousness ...

It’s fitting that the first snow of the new year fell as I was editing this list; if anything, it made me want to pause work ...