Music streaming services are upping the ante on their track recommendations

Is there any hope of escaping the music recommendation algorithms of Apple Music, Deezer and the likes? Yes, but that requires some effort, according to Knees. — AFP Relaxnews

As music streaming platforms draw in more and more subscribers with their millions of tracks, Spotify and the likes are striving to create advanced recommendation systems to match individual user tastes as closely as possible. But at what price?

Back in the day, if you wanted to listen to non-stop music, you needed a hefty stock of records, cassettes or CDs to hand. Now, you don’t need any of that, as music streaming platforms like Deezer and Apple Music offer “virtually infinite” musical catalogues.