--- title: Best Spotify posts of 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Spotify posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/spotify/best-of/2024 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/spotify/best-of/2024 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Spotify posts of 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Spotify posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Spotify — 2024 1. 1 [](/posts/system-design-interview-question-design-spotify-qmmvygzg3 "System Design Interview Question: Design Spotify") Article gitconnected · 3y System Design Interview Question: Design Spotify This post discusses the system design of Spotify, including the initial base version requirements, estimation of data storage, high-level design, data storage options, SQL database structure, and scaling techniques for a larger user and song base. 915 32 2. 2 [](/posts/the-ugly-truth-about-spotify-is-finally-revealed-8vcchzn1q "The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed") Article Hacker News · 2y The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed An investigation reveals Spotify's use of fake artists and AI-generated tracks to reduce royalty payments. A journalist uncovered an elaborate program where Spotify partners with production companies to flood playlists with music under different artist names. This was done to promote passive consumption in genres like jazz, ambient, and lo-fi beats. The platform's practices resemble historical payola schemes, raising ethical concerns and calls for legislative action. 82 11 3. 3 [](/posts/install-and-use-spicetify-on-ubuntu-pxxrpdnhi "Install and Use Spicetify on Ubuntu") Article It's Foss · 2y Install and Use Spicetify on Ubuntu Spicetify allows Linux Spotify users to customize their Spotify app with extensions and themes. The guide details the steps to install Spicetify on Ubuntu, including removing the Snap version of Spotify, installing the deb version, and changing directory permissions. It also covers using the Spicetify marketplace, updating Spicetify, and troubleshooting tips. 66 4 4. 4 [](/posts/playing-with-spotify-and-golang-nqvfh4fxe "Playing with Spotify and Golang") Article Medium · 3y Playing with Spotify and Golang This post explores how to interact with Spotify using a CLI application or custom API in Go. It covers generating a token to login to the Spotify API and searching playlists with a 'Christmas' theme. 65 5. 5 [](/posts/sjdonado-idonthavespotify-effortlessly-convert-spotify-links-to-your-preferred-streaming-service-op9iyxivf "sjdonado/idonthavespotify: Effortlessly convert Spotify links to your preferred streaming service") Article Hacker News · 2y sjdonado/idonthavespotify: Effortlessly convert Spotify links to your preferred streaming service The post details a tool that allows users to convert Spotify links to various other streaming services including YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, and SoundCloud. The tool supports verified links and provides inverted search. However, some services like Tidal do not support this conversion. 38 2 6. 6 [](/posts/changed-my-spotify-theme--sy6rmkze6 "Changed my Spotify Theme!") Article Watercooler · 2y Changed my Spotify Theme! Discussion about changing the theme on Spotify. 35 12 7. 7 [](/posts/how-spotify-maintains-autonomy-at-scale-qumjxm1cf "How Spotify maintains autonomy at scale") Article Engineering Enablement · 2y How Spotify maintains autonomy at scale Spotify maintains team autonomy at scale through a structured balance between leadership control and squad-level decision making. While leadership oversees organizational structure, strategic priorities, and long-term vision, squads independently manage work execution and contribute within their domains. Challenges such as technical dependencies and immature squads exist, but strategies like formalized code ownership, creating alignment practices, and encouraging knowledge sharing help mitigate these issues. Effective use of RFCs, technology constraints, and social interaction initiatives reinforce these practices. 33 2 8. 8 [](/posts/building-etl-pipeline-with-airflow-spotify-zuul1m8bn "Building ETL pipeline with Airflow + Spotify") Article Towards Dev · 2y Building ETL pipeline with Airflow + Spotify Learn how to build an ETL pipeline with Airflow and Spotify. Create a Spotify app and generate auth keys and tokens for API consumption. Install Airflow with Docker or Astro CLI. The pipeline includes tasks for exchanging tokens, refreshing tokens, and getting songs from Spotify API. 21 9. 9 [](/posts/making-spotify-song-downloader-using-python-mp3--pelbwrkw7 "Making Spotify Song Downloader Using Python(mp3)") Article TrixSec · 2y Making Spotify Song Downloader Using Python(mp3) Download Spotify tracks in MP3 format using Python by installing and using the spotdl library. The process requires creating and running a simple Python script to convert Spotify URLs into MP3 files. 20 4 10. 10 [](/posts/spicetify-fdgycitry "Spicetify") Article Community Picks · 2y Spicetify Spicetify is a powerful CLI tool for taking control of the Spotify client. It offers customization, themes, extensions, and custom apps. 20 11. 11 [](/posts/spotify-has-a-malware-problem-nwldanwuk "Spotify Has a Malware Problem") Video Seytonic · 2y Spotify Has a Malware Problem Cyber criminals are using platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music to spread pirated software and malware. By indexing these platforms' web players on search engines, they attract users searching for cracked software, leading them to malicious links. This method, though not new, showcases how legitimate services can be repurposed for illicit activities. The post also highlights an infamous hacking incident where Russian state hackers hid control servers in Instagram comments. Additionally, it covers a curious case of a hacker in Montana trying to advertise his pentesting services by hacking into businesses first. 18 1 12. 12 [](/posts/nextjs-14-server-actions-and-why-building-crud-apps-is-good-for-you-with-dave-gray-xxcfjsj9w "NextJS 14 Server Actions and Why Building CRUD Apps is Good For You with Dave Gray") Article This Dot · 3y NextJS 14 Server Actions and Why Building CRUD Apps is Good For You with Dave Gray Learn how to deploy Next.js applications to Fly.io, a viable alternative to Vercel. Explore the steps to install the flyctl CLI and how secrets are handled in Fly.io. 16 13. 13 [](/posts/what-is-wrong-with-spotify-s-ui--o3x3asyfm "What is wrong with Spotify's UI?") Article Watercooler · 3y What is wrong with Spotify's UI? Spotify's UI has been glitchy and not good since some recent changes, with issues including overlapping song tabs. 13 9 14. 14 [](/posts/how-we-generated-millions-of-content-annotations---spotify-engineering-v7afsnzz4 "How We Generated Millions of Content Annotations - Spotify Engineering") Article Spotify Labs · 2y How We Generated Millions of Content Annotations - Spotify Engineering Spotify's engineering team enhanced their ML models by developing a platform to generate millions of high-quality content annotations efficiently. They scaled human expertise, developed custom annotation tools, and established robust infrastructure integration. 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