{"product_id":"mood-machine-liz-pelly-9781668083505","title":"Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith unprecedented access and unsparing analysis, this is the definitive investigation into Spotify, weaving interviews with incisive cultural criticism, and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eilluminating how streaming has reshaped music for listeners and artists alike.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlush with testimony from over a hundred industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, \u003ci\u003eMood Machine\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into the inner workings of the highly consolidated modern music business and how it has become personalized, playlisted, autoplayed, and algorithmic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an expert's eye, music journalist Liz Pelly reveals how Spotify's two-sided marketplace--the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all--has changed music media forever. She also explores how musicians and listeners are coming together to fight this era of musical individualism and advocate for artists' futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeapons of Math Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e for the music industry, \u003ci\u003eMood Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and unputdownable exploration of a company that has become synonymous with music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Pelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668083507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668083505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/One Signal Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Liz Pelly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898473799935,"sku":"9781668083505","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d79b382-33ff-4ae1-b0a7-8016822ff53b.jpg?v=1721376387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mood-machine-liz-pelly-9781668083505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}