Interstellar_1How do you listen to / discover music?
tatterdemalionCall me basic, but I have no shortage of new music from Spotify and YouTube. Spotify recommendations plus shared playlists from friends. There are a handful of YT channels that host pretty consistent quality musicians, like NPR Tiny Desk, KEXP, Colors Studios, Zildjian Live.
SuckMyWangSpotify recommendations have gone to absolute shit since they started recommending sponsored content. The idea of Spotify recommending an artist who is paying them to do it pisses me off. I already pay Spotify for a service, part of that service is recommending me the best music, not just the artists with marketing budgets.
I haven’t noticed. Of course there is sponsored content in the UI. I haven’t noticed it in the “auto DJ”, though I wouldn’t be surprised if it exists to some extent.