{"id":266196,"date":"2021-06-04T02:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T23:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spotify-facing-house-judiciary-committee-probe-over-discovery-mode\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T02:42:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T23:42:52","slug":"spotify-facing-house-judiciary-committee-probe-over-discovery-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spotify-facing-house-judiciary-committee-probe-over-discovery-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"#Spotify Facing House Judiciary Committee Probe Over \u201cDiscovery Mode\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Spotify Facing House Judiciary Committee Probe Over \u201cDiscovery Mode\u201d<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Last fall, Spotify launched a new tool for artists called \u201cDiscovery Mode.\u201d The feature allows artists to opt into a \u201cpromotional royalty rate\u201d for specific songs that is less than the standard rate. In exchange, the songs will be boosted and given higher visibility on some of listeners\u2019 algorithmically generated playlists. Now, Congress has sent a letter to Spotify demanding specifications on the tool, as The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em> points out.<\/p>\n

The letter, sent by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Rep. Hank Johnson Jr., is addressed to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. It states concerns over Discovery Mode creating a \u201crace to the bottom\u201d in which artists and labels accept lower pay in order to \u201cbreak through an extremely crowded and competitive music environment,\u201d as Nadler and Johnson put it. You can find the full letter via THR<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The letter points out that Spotify\u2019s royalty payments to artists are already low\u2014less than one cent per stream. \u201cAt a time when the global pandemic has devastated incomes for musicians and other performers, without a clear path back to pre-pandemic levels, any plan that could ultimately lead to further cut pay for working artists and ultimately potentially less consumer choice raises significant policy issues,\u201d Nadler and Johnson write.<\/p>\n

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Nadler and Johnson also list out a series<\/a> of questions regarding Discovery Mode. They ask about the intended duration of the app<\/a>\u2019s new feature, how it calculates its reduced \u201cpromotional\u201d royalty rate, what kind of safeguards will be in place to ensure the \u201crace to the bottom\u201d effect does not occur, and more. Spotify is expected to respond no later than June 16. Pitchfork has reached out to Spotify representatives for comment.<\/p>\n

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Read \u201cCould Spotify\u2019s New Discovery Mode Be Considered Payola?\u201d over on the Pitch.<\/p>\n

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