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I have a conspiracy theory that expensive songs have very negative weights in their recommendations engines.

But people still like popular songs so we eventually ended up with all these covers being listened and recommended again and again.

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This isn't a conspiracy at all. Back around 2000 old songs became more expensive in general, and a lot of the oldies stations dried up. The original cuts are still harder to hear in the version you remember hearing on the radio. Same with all digital stuff. If you understand how royalties and payments work in the music industry, this isn't a surprise.

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