How Spotify's Discovery Mode has become the new normal in music marketing, five years after its 2020 launch when it faced a backlash and "payola" accusations (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

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How Spotify's Discovery Mode has become the new normal in music marketing, five years after its 2020 launch when it faced a backlash and “payola” accusations  —  Spotify's Discovery Mode allows rightsholders to boost their songs in exchange for a lower royalty rate.  Most everyone is using it.

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