How can we tackle the power of playlists?

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How can we tackle the power of playlists?

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Jessie Where View member profile	9th January 2020, 11:38 AM Post #21
Break the tension Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 89,001 User: 51	QUOTE(aidan755 @ Jan 8 2020, 06:07 PM) If I didn't like the song I was listening to then I would just skip it but my stream shouldn't be discounted simply because I'm listening from a curated playlist. The issue with that is, if you don't "skip" within 30 seconds it counts as a stream. I've accidentally given a 'stream' to a song I hate loads of times because I was preoccupied and didn't press the skip button in time.


Mateja View member profile	9th January 2020, 12:07 PM Post #22
BuzzJack Climber Joined: 18 October 2011 Posts: 152 User: 15,071	There is no need to tackle the power of playlists. Streaming and playlists are the way music is consumed in 2020. The UK charts are innacurate and rigged enough with the ACR BS, don't go any further.


Brer View member profile	9th January 2020, 12:46 PM Post #23
is my brain across your walls? Joined: 14 February 2009 Posts: 115,081 User: 8,300	QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Jan 9 2020, 11:38 AM) The issue with that is, if you don't "skip" within 30 seconds it counts as a stream. I've accidentally given a 'stream' to a song I hate loads of times because I was preoccupied and didn't press the skip button in time. You always say this but I really, really doubt this is a pervasive enough issue that songs people hate are pushed significantly up charts because of it. It's pretty much comparable to people's finger slipping and downloading the wrong song from iTunes (which I definitely did at least once back when I used to download stuff more often).


hlavkus View member profile	9th January 2020, 01:55 PM Post #24
BuzzJack Regular Joined: 5 May 2018 Posts: 336 User: 71,724	I don't see a problem with playlists (especially when they changed the ratio of premium/free streams). However, I would change that you should play at least half of a song for its stream to count (like last.fm does).


AcerBen View member profile	9th January 2020, 11:04 PM Post #25
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 3,628 User: 3,429	QUOTE(Frenchie @ Jan 8 2020, 05:41 PM) Playlist streams are never gonna be discounted, it's just something that needs to be accepted. Mainly cause why would Spotify and other platforms care about the UK official charts. All they want is too have as many song plays as possible and they get this through popular songs that people like being played through playlists. Also I doubt Spotify can even distinguish between playlist plays and a specific play and why would they care to anyway. I would be intrigued to see the impact a streaming cap would have but also don't see how it could be implemented. I disagree. There are already many in the industry calling for "lean back" streams to be down-weighted, and I believe it will happen. Of course they have the information!


Brer View member profile	10th January 2020, 12:09 AM Post #26
is my brain across your walls? Joined: 14 February 2009 Posts: 115,081 User: 8,300	Surely listening to your own playlists can be just as passive as listening to curated playlists.


ManicKangaroo View member profile	10th January 2020, 04:27 AM Post #27
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 26 February 2007 Posts: 13,854 User: 3,007	But if its your own playlist you have chosen the songs, they were not forced upon you by Spotify