Spotify debuts new payola. Autoplay rigged to boost songs

[FolkLover1989]

 

So for past 2 days,  random songs are rising on Spotfiy by a lot and some songs are losing a lot of streams.

 

In the above pic , user is playing a Drake song but his autoplay is not personalized anymore. Nonsense is being autoplayed.

 

Many other songs are also getting random rise and re enters on chart with this.

 

Basically now your recommendation is not personalized fully like it was before. Labels payola will affect streams just like Youtube.

Edited January 13, 2023 by FolkLover1989

[istan4badgalriri]

Ohhh so this is why yesterday's update was weird

[raven]

RAYE and Sabrina deserve payola though let our flop favs succeed 

[YellowRibbon]

Oh wow... Seems like some managers get mad at willing consumption of a song while they do shady tactics behind the scenes to shove down songs on people's throat

 

 

 

[DonSiblon]

Disgusting! I'm so glad I use Apple MUSIC, the premium service that cares about integrity, gives you genuine recommendations based on your personal tastes, and cares about audio quality standards

[FolkLover1989]

Just now, istan4badgalriri said:

Ohhh so this is why yesterday's update was weird

It's happening for 2 days now.

 

Untill I found you decreased by 1.4m and KB increased by 1.1m 

 

If you look at your radio , you will see many random songs that weren't recommended to you earlier

[unclefloprry]

But that always existed. That's why Tate McRae has a 1B song.

[Alex]

old news but spotify autoplay serving taste 

[Walk_Away21]

3 minutes ago, raven said:

RAYE and Sabrina deserve payola though let our flop favs succeed 

Loving this concept They deserve.

[FolkLover1989]

Just now, dangerousalex said:

old news but spotify autoplay serving taste 

Not a old news. Go check last 2 days chart. This is another level of payola happening on Spotify. 

 

 

[Kylizzle]

@Julia Fox you're behind all this? 

[Lovett]

I wondered why Cuff It just randomly dipped tens of thousands on a Wed/Thu, when it hasn't over the last 5 months.

[Julia Fox]

Just now, Kylizzle said:

@Julia Fox you're behind all this? 

I use AM sweetie but I’m glad the payola paid off to Miss Sabrina Carpenter because she deserves it 

[harwee]

so basically spotify radio

[One Rude Boy]

Explains why my Spotify autoplays BIA's Can't Touch This after literally every song I listen to. It's infuriating

[ariananext]

Are you sure it's a new thing? In the past few years it's always been like that to me, I always get Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, 1D members sans Harry, Troye Sivan, Jonas Brothers, most of the time they're C-listers. 

[Richmond]

Disgusting! I'm so glad I use Apple MUSIC, the premium service that cares about integrity, gives you genuine recommendations based on your personal tastes, and cares about audio quality standards 

[Gerry I Shot]

Leave Nonsense alone. 

[Alex]

Just now, One Rude Boy said:

Explains why my Spotify autoplays BIA's Can't Touch This after literally every song I listen to. It's infuriating

dsjkjsdjksdjksjks not that bop! 

[cockatoo]

This has been happening for ages sorry. There's no evidence in the OP that anything has changed, you just posted a single screenshot of your account 

[RihFenty20]

This isn’t anything new. I have certain people blocked on Spotify because of auto-play fraud. 

[One Rude Boy]

Just now, dangerousalex said:

dsjkjsdjksdjksjks not that bop! 

It's a certified bop I played purposely for a moment in time and now I can't escape. Her dated EP can only hold for so long

[The Last of Us]

9 minutes ago, DonSiblon said:

Disgusting! I'm so glad I use Apple MUSIC, the premium service that cares about integrity, gives you genuine recommendations based on your personal tastes, and cares about audio quality standards

[madonnas]

This is Caroline Polacheck’s time to shine!!

[FolkLover1989]

Just now, RihFenty20 said:

This isn’t anything new. I have certain people blocked on Spotify because of auto-play fraud. 

Yes autoplay was fraud but now they have changed to whole new level.

 

Checks the Global charts of last 2 days