Show Notes
We look at Spotify's Billions Club, and discuss how some people are trying to discover the must unplayed music.
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Show notes:
No Dylan but loads of Coldplay! What the songs with a billion streams on Spotify tell us about music taste today
Vintage Obscura
Lefsetz Letter: Apple Music’s Per Stream Payment
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