Abstract
This article examines music curation and authenticity through Artist Playlists on Spotify. It charts the ways that English-speaking popular music artists based in Europe and the United States curate music through three types of Artist Playlists—Catalog Artist Playlists (CAPs), Catalog Plus Artist Playlists (CPAPs), and Non-Catalog Artist Playlists (NCAPs)—before considering how the labor and knowledge on show in this curation shapes spaces on Spotify in which to consider and assess the artists’ authenticity of expression, experience, and execution.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 146-158 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Rock Music Studies |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 28 Jan 2026 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Jan 2026 |
Keywords
- Spotify
- playlists
- music curation
- authenticity
- popular music
Research Groups
- Emergent Media & Entertainment Research Group
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