A look at Spotify-exclusive “music and talk” podcasts, which let hosts avoid music licensing fees and fair-use legal fights via free access to Spotify catalog
Music-filled — and Spotify-exclusive — shows like “Black Girl Songbook” and “60 Songs That Explain the '90s” dance around copyright constraints. Tweets: @nytimesmusic , @dariansymone , @staceynycdc , and @dada_drummer See also Mediagazer Tweets: @nytimesmusic : “Black Girl Songbook” is one of several music-focused podcasts that uses a format Spotify calls “shows with music” or “music and talk” that allows creators to incorporate full songs from the service's vast catalog into their podcasts free of charge. https://www.nytimes.com/... @dariansymone : “So many times when I'm interviewing someone, the women will say to me, ‘No one has ever asked me that,’” Smith said. “Even when Black women are in the spotlight, they're rarely getting the kind of critical attention that they deserve.” @danamo https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Stacey E. Singleton / @staceynycdc : “So many times when I'm interviewing someone, the women will say to me, ‘No one has ever asked me that,’” Smith said. “Even when Black women are in the spotlight, they're rarely getting the kind of critical attention that they deserve.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Damon K / @dada_drummer : I am glad the creators of these podcasts can use songs in full BUT this is yet another example of Spotify eliminating income streams for artists (licensing for podcast) while using their work to drive traffic exclusively to the platform - at $0.0038 per stream #JusticeAtSpotify https://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer