“The internet demands that everyone be a kind of curator: you're a curator of your own Instagram, of your opinions on Twitter, of what playlists you listen to on Spotify. There's a lot of curation going on but it's more in the sense of selecting between stuff. Curation, to me, is a much more deep-seated act that has more to do with the caretaking of culture, building context, and creating histories that might be overlooked.” — Kyle Chayka, Author, “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture”

‘When the app does accommodate less typical genres, such as protest music, potential meaning is compromised by the promotional nature of the format. Users are free to pair a song with unrelated hashtags and brand partnerships, which may not be consistent with a song’s original meaning.’

(Lorna Grisby | Senior Politics & Society Editor, The Conversation)

"I see things on the horizon that are very troubling...It's not just about a single technology, it's about a compendium of technologies"

(Vernon Reid, Living Colour)

“The way we are taught about music,” Byrne says, “And the way it’s socially and economically positioned, affect whether it’s integrated (or not) into our lives, and even what kind of music might come into existence in the future. Capitalism tends toward the creation of passive consumers, and in many ways, this tendency is counterproductive.”