Spotify Accused Of Autoplaying Sabrina Carpenter's Song's To Boosts Her Streams
Spotify users have taken to social media to express their confusion over the unexpected autoplay of Sabrina Carpenter's songs, particularly "Espresso" and "Please Please Please."
This alleged phenomenon has been noted across various musical genres, raising suspicions about potential promotional practices by the streaming giant.
According to 'Newsweek,' the buzz began when a now-deleted Twitter account posted, "Like this if Spotify automatically plays her [Sabrina] music for you too I'm trying to see something."
The post quickly gained traction, with many users sharing similar experiences.
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One user commented, "I was literally listening to reggaeton and then this song came on, I was so confused like no shade or hate but I don't listen to her or even follow her on Spotify." Another added, "My husband was listening to a podcast in the car and it played 'Please', then 'Espresso' back to back when it was over instead of the next podcast episode."
One parent claimed "My baby was listening to Peppa Pig's lullaby and this song played immediately after."
However, not all users are convinced that this is a widespread issue. Some have conducted their own experiments to test the theory.
One user reported, "I tested out Spotify's autoplay feature with 11 random songs to see if they're playing 'Espresso' and 'PPP' after every song. here are the results," noting that while they frequently encountered "Espresso," they couldn't get "Please Please Please" to play at all.
They elaborated how they "tried to dig deeper into this and while I get a lot of 'Espresso,' I could not get 'PPP' [Please Please Please] to play a single time no matter what I tried. it only played pop songs that I'm personally playing often. anyone that's getting 'PPP' after every track was already streaming 'PPP' a lot."
I tested out Spotify’s autoplay feature with 11 random songs to see if they’re playing Espresso and PPP after every song. here are the results: pic.twitter.com/CkozS7yx6H
— lip predictions (@lippredicts) June 17, 2024
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Spotify has yet to comment on these allegations.
According to 'Pedestrian,' Spotify's website claims the autoplay function selects "similar songs" to the "album, playlist, or selection of songs" users have been listening to.
