A range of interesting stats and details in this article reflecting on Spotify hitting it's ten year anniversary, but 1 is especially interesting, and maybe reveals one key means by which male dominance of the music industry is maintained.
Men dominate Spotify's own playlists, seen as key to modern success, leading to more user playlists which are male.dominated and so on.
Also intriguing because when I think of the biggest names in current pop and music generally its mostly female artists that spring to mind.
Spotify at 10: men dominate streaming service's most-played artists https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/10/spotify-at-10-drake-ed-sheeran-and-eminem-lead-streaming-stats?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger
See also:
Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music?
Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music?
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/05/10-years-of-spotify-should-we-celebrate-or-despair?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
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