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Ghost artists on Spotify

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556 points greenie_beans | 3 comments | 19 Dec 24 14:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.232s | source
1. Animats ◴[20 Dec 24 06:26 UTC] No.42468775[source]▶
“music commissioned to fit a certain playlist/mood with improved margins”

Ah. So that's where all those appallingly bad covers of Xmas music heard in stores are coming from.

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2. bee_rider ◴[20 Dec 24 06:36 UTC] No.42468807[source]▶
I mean we had appallingly bad Xmas songs in the 90’s as well. They just had a more limited selection.
3. onemoresoop ◴[21 Dec 24 13:41 UTC] No.42479615[source]▶
Imagine working in a store and hearing that over and over. It’s pure torture