Spotify Trapped

Spotify Trapped

Spotify is shaping listening habits, so much so that musicians are shaping themselves for Spotify. It makes your musical world a little more prescribed, a little smaller.


If it feels like everything’s getting a little stale, how do we get out?


Guest: Tiffany Ng, culture and tech writer.


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