Spotify Teardown: Inside The Black Box Of Streaming Music

"Five researchers set out to analyze the massive streaming platform, and they broke a few rules along the way. Trying to holistically understand how Spotify’s ecosystem works is difficult, given the proprietary nature of its technology and agreements with the music industry. So Maria Eriksson et al. set up their own projects within the platform, using them to get a look at the leviathan from the inside."