Yard Signs, Lawsuits, and Objectification!

About this episode

Katie and Ainsley discuss ICE ads on DSPs, class action lawsuits against Spotify, and various tangents including artist presence on Only Fans.

In this episode of The Snap, Katie and Ainsley talk about the ICE ads playing on the free, ad supported models of DSPs like Spotify, Max, and Pandora, and two other class action lawsuits that accuse Spotify of Payola, and not making music easily discoverable. Plus a bunch of other little tangents like if artists should/need to be on platforms like Only Fans, and Katie's great yard sign. Tune in.

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie, Ainsley

Topics covered

• ICE ads
• class action lawsuits
• Payola
• music discoverability
• Only Fans
• yard signs

Keywords

• ICE ads
• Spotify
• Payola
• music discoverability
• Only Fans
• yard signs
• class action lawsuits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spotify, Max, Pandora

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