According to Sleep Club’s Matt Jones, the band’s “newest single ‘Weight of Ease’ has been flagged by Spotify’s Al driven internal system as ‘ineligible for recommendation.’” This is the second time the group have dealt with an issue like this.
Jones commented:
“SPOTIFY IS ONCE AGAIN FLAGGING OUR MUSIC AS EITHER GENERATED” OR “VIOLATING TERMS OF USE”
For the 2nd time in two releases, our newest single “Weight of Ease” has been flagged by Spotify’s Al driven internal system as “ineligible for recommendation”. The first week of this single was the biggest we have ever had. A week after launch, the song appears to have been flagged, and we’ve (once again) seen all algorithmic support vanish.
Algorithmic support is things things like “radio”, “personalized mixes”, “release radar”,”discover weekly”, etc. These outlets make up roughly 50-70% of the average artists total stream volume. When they vanish, it’s much harder to recoup the cost I sink into recording, gear, time not working my day jobs, etc. Particularly before we go on tour, which is very expensive, this is a hard pill to swallow.
The good news is that this is an issue that Spotify has previously addressed and fixed. The last time this happened, it was the entirety of our catalog. This time, it’s just “Weight of Ease“. It took roughly 5 weeks to get our catalog “eligible for recomendation” again. I anticipate roughly the same wait here.
As it stands, I have to wait to release the final single of the album, “Bruiser“, until this is all settled. It’s ironic that this album, which is about the intrusion of Al into every aspects of our lives, keeps getting flagged by Al systems incorrectly. It’d be more humorous if these things didn’t affect our debut album in such a way. The other good news is that given the now very slow rollout of this album, I’ve had plenty of time to really
markedly improve its sound. When it does come out, I’ll be so excited to FINALLY share it with you all.See you all on the road – Matt“
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