I was intrigued to see what data Spotify had wrapped up for me. Would I again be grouped with those in Hobart, like I was last year? Well, no (as Spotify seemed to realise that grouping people by location was … weird.) Like
Virginia Trioli, I was left wishing Spotify would some how see me through all the noise:
The pitfalls of refusing to buy a separate Spotify account for a 12-year-old…
Just once, I wish my Wrapped actually wrapped up me.
Between Goblincore and Taylor Swift, I’m baffled by my Spotify Wrapped by Virginia Trioli
My top songs were those I played for my children (Please, Please, Please by Sabrina Carpenter.) I was left thinking about the artists that I thought I had on high-rotation, but did not make the list, such as Ibibio Sound Machine or Fanning Dempsey National Park (although I think this one suffered as there were no standout tracks that were placed on high rotations?) In the end, I think what taints some of this is that there is some much that I listen to outside of Spotify (on vinyl) that does not make the count?
Trioli also highlighted the amount an artist receives per play:
The American UMAW has been needling Spotify with irrefutably uncomfortable data of their own, showing that Spotify pays a maximum of 0.003 cents per stream and has fired most of their curatorial staff, instead relying on AI for the $2.5 billion salary the union says Spotify founder, Daniel Ek, makes.
Between Goblincore and Taylor Swift, I’m baffled by my Spotify Wrapped by Virginia Trioli
I was left feeling guilty at only paying only $1 for Twinkle Digitz. However, I am now left thinking that clearly is not so bad, because at 0.003 per play I’d have to play Blackmail Boogie 33333 times, which on my rough estimates would involve playing the track for 2425 minutes. I like Twinkle Digitz a lot, but I am not sure I have played any track or artist for 2425 minutes, so maybe Trioli is onto something?