(S2, E31) Unwrapping Spotify Wrapped
In our final episode for this season of Pop Culture Boner we’re looking at the wonderful world of Spotify Wrapped. How did it come about, and how has the mysterious algorithmic work of the Spotify platform influenced how we listen to music? Is it the devil, or just a nice way to share with your friends?
You can find some references here:
Kelly Pau (2021, Vox) - Spotify Wrapped, unwrapped
Shira Ovide (2021, New York Times) - Streaming saved music. Artists hate it.
Spotify - Loud and Clear
Chris Molanphy (2017, Slate) - Hit Parade: The Great War Against the Single Edition
Ethan Diamond (2021, Bandcamp) - An update on Bandcamp Fridays
Alice Nicolov (2016, Dazed) - The secret history of the Soviet X-ray vinyl black market
You can download the full transcript here.