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

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

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 ...

Now the pressure comes from everywhere, leaving artists to exploit themselves. Reading “Mood Machine,” I began to regard Spotify as an allegory for life this year—this feeling that ...

From the perspective of a music fan, streaming is, unfortunately, a spectacular product: the universal jukebox! If some have a twinge of discomfort about the ethical compromises that enable its ...

In a lengthy extract from her new book, 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist', published in Harper's Magazine, Liz details that she first heard of this worrying ...

Novelist Markus Zusak’s memoir, a biography of Haiti’s only king, an investigation of the Spotify model and more.

Each December, journalist Liz Pelly observes Spotify Wrapped day with a mix of horror and hope. For the past decade or so, Pelly has been writing critical essays and investigations into Spotify ...