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Scott Younker

Spotify accused of pushing ghost artists into our playlists — here's what's going on

Spotify logo on a smartphone with headphones next to it.

As the year winds down, Spotify, which should be going out on a high, is instead mired in controversy.

After slogging through a controversial Spotify Wrapped season, Spotify is now being accused of filling playlists and recommendations with fake artists and cheap, generic music in a new report from Harper's magazine.

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