A Spotify add can create streams, but a trusted tastemaker can give listeners a reason to care. Anthony Fantano is not primarily a Spotify playlist curator. His influence comes from turning albums, singles and underground scenes into conversations that travel across...
Plenty of curators can add a song to a playlist. Jacob Moore built something harder to copy: a discovery brand that gives emerging artists context. Since launching Pigeons & Planes in 2008, Moore has helped the platform move from rapid-fire blogging into Spotify...
Before every rap campaign became a fight for Spotify placement and TikTok velocity, Andrew Barber built influence by paying attention to one city better than almost anybody else. His platform, Fake Shore Drive, helped document Chicago rap while drill, SaveMoney and a...
Patrick Cc is not a traditional playlist curator sitting anonymously behind a Spotify account. His influence comes from connecting several discovery channels: long-form YouTube documentaries, reaction content, artist collaborations, playlists and studio sessions. For...
Zack Bia’s influence cannot be measured by one giant Spotify playlist. His real playlist is the room: DJ booths, studios, group chats, parties and social feeds where records move from private discovery to public conversation.That makes his career useful for...
Cole Bennett is not a traditional Spotify playlist curator. His influence comes from something independent rappers need just as badly: the ability to make discovery feel bigger than one song. Through Lyrical Lemonade, Bennett turned music videos, interviews, live...
