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!? 😑

  • TheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

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

    • HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip
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      1 year 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.

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        1 year 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.