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Dec 2023
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What Spotify Wrapped can reveal about th...

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Both Spotify and Apple Music recently published their annual lists of the most listened to artists and songs. Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift dominated. But delve deeper, and you can also start to see the influence of social media and strength of growing international audiences. Plus, as oil prices slide, COP28 comes to an agreement using the words “fossil fuel” for the first time ever.

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