[null_object]

> Spotify's recommendation system is much better than youtube's (at least for me). I frequently "joke" that it is one of the few applications of ML that actively make my life as a consumer better.

I've had the opposite experience with Spotify - I'd say my discovery of new music has withered to almost nil since switching when Google Music shifted to YouTube.

The algorithm just churns stuff I've already listened to, or suggests artists with (consistently) two songs that feel like Spotify's own fake artists - session musicians generated to capture royalties in-house.

[__alexs]

I have the same problem with Spotify, just the same stuff over and over and over. YouTube Music has a much more diverse recommendation approach than Spotify does in my experience.

[VBprogrammer]

> Spotify's own fake artists - session musicians generated to capture royalties in-house.

Is this something you have any references for? It sounds super interesting, like shadow kitchens for music.

[drewwwwww]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xabb3/spotifys-fake-ambient... - from 2017, they have been up to it for a while

[soco]

True, but it makes for another good use: building a live playlist. Youtube would cram all random things with the couple of novel interesting clips, while Spotify will keep the mood until I decide to switch.