I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a “sponsored recommendation”.

Why am I seeing ads if I’m already paying for the premium plan!? 😑

  • HeavyRaptorEnglish
    51·
    11 months ago

    I never understand this. Is someone paying for spotify to push their music on people?

    Is this like the new mlm scheme where artists have to pay spotify first so the algorithm prioritizes their songs so they can earn that same money back?

    • TheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      The screenshot literally says “sponsored recommendation”. Not sure how much more clear it can be that somebody paid money for that.

      • HeavyRaptorEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I ment to say I don’t get why anyone would pay for that.

        Artist are trying to get paid for people listening on Spotify, not the other way around.

        I guess It’s like advertising your product on amazon so people buy from you not others, but somehow it feels stupid when you think about it in the context of a music streaming service.

        • EssentialCoffee@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Well, spins the first week can lead to having a BB100 or BB200 track/album.

          That kind of thing is important for the legs of an album/track.