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“Splendid Isolation”: The reproduction of music industry inequalities in Spotify’s recommendation system
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Tofalvy, Tamas Koltai, Júlia |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Abstract | In this article, we argue that offline inequalities, such as core–periphery relations of the music industry, are reproduced by streaming platforms. First, we offer an overview of the reproduction of inequalities and core–periphery dynamics in the music industry. Then we illustrate this through a small-scale network analysis case study of Hungarian metal bands’ connections on Spotify. We show that the primary determinant of a given band’s international connectedness in Spotify’s algorithmic ecosystem is their international label connections. Bands on international labels have more reciprocal international connections and are more likely to be recommended based on actual genre similarity. However, bands signed with local labels or self-published tend to have domestic connections and to be paired with other artists by Spotify’s recommendation system according to their country of origin. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14614448211022161?download=true |
| Starting Page | 1580 |
| Ending Page | 1604 |
| Page Count | 25 |
| ISSN | 14614448 |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Journal | New Media & Society (NMS) |
| e-ISSN | 14617315 |
| DOI | 10.1177/14614448211022161 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2021-07-07 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2021 |
| Subject Keyword | core–periphery Algorithms popular music streaming platforms Spotify Hungary metal music inequality recommendation systems network analysis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Communication |
