liz pelly

journalist, critic, nyu adjunct // "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" is out January 7, 2025 (One Signal Publishers)

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

News: I'm writing a book. It’s about how streaming platforms are changing music for both listeners and artists. It's about the consequences of playlistification and personalization. Also: labor, politics, surveillance, and the musician-led fight for something better.

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

@rob_rubsam @stillalivemag no worries at all it's a common mistake!

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

@rob_rubsam @stillalivemag thanks! could you change the citation to my name instead of my sister's? :)

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

@rob_rubsam what's the source for that screenshot?

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

there's a lot more but i'll leave you with this snapshot of how my weekend at amazon intersect festival ended -chatting with the people picking up trash, who, it turns out were not getting paid. truly disturbing.

thanks for reading
https://t.co/vxZUMOCJ3h

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

I'm back in @thebafflermag reporting on Amazon's 2019 music festival and many other efforts to exploit music over the years, from retail and streaming to its failed "radio" app and more - thank you to all who spoke with me for it
https://t.co/vxZUMOCJ3h

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

turns out amazon is also trying to 'disrupt' the ... band tshirt industry?

PSA do not let amazon sell your tshirts for 16 bucks and give you a 1.93 royalty

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

continuing my twitter hiatus through 2022
📬 https://t.co/t3wADuf9Cq
📝 https://t.co/iziK240s0I
💌 lizpelly at gmail dot com

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

@dada_drummer @yalepress @econeditor @dzhyde @HillNadell congrats!! so excited to read!

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

@dada_drummer sign me up

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

@DrMaDMo thanks for reading/assigning!!

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

the Guardian asked me to interview music listeners who recently deleted their streaming accounts. here it is icymi
https://t.co/eH3ozaX8Ce

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

thank you all for the kind words🙏 it means a lot.

for book updates: https://t.co/RFtzwpxB7C

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

News: I'm writing a book. It’s about how streaming platforms are changing music for both listeners and artists. It's about the consequences of playlistification and personalization. Also: labor, politics, surveillance, and the musician-led fight for something better.

[liz pelly @lizpelly]

I am immensely grateful to be diving into these topics more deeply, and to @ianbonaparte @astrahousebooks @vazquezwithaz @JuliaREagleton @discohuw @HodderBooks. More soon!

[Danny Vazquez @vazquezwithaz]

Oh, look at this. Spotify announces an audiobooks program on the same day that @lizpelly announces the forthcoming publication of her damning investigation into the streaming platform economy? Coincidence??? Yeah, sure.