Drake’s record-breaking ‘Scorpion’ release shows how broken the music industry is

A funny thing happened to Spotify late last month. As part of the streaming service’s first-ever total artist takeover, visitors to the Browse homepage were greeted with a massive grid of Drake faces, on the cover of nearly every one of the page’s playlists. “Grime Shutdown,” “Fresh Gospel,” “Indie Party,” “Ambient Chill,” “Bachata” and, hilariously, […]