Bad and Bougie Algorithms
Written by Stephanie Parker The airwaves have been controlled by record labels for as long as there have been music charts. Even the famed disc jockey, Dick Clark, was once embroiled in a payola scandal. Following the rise in public awareness of chart manipulations, people have largely understood the charts to be an indication of the artists that record labels want the public to like. Oftentimes these musicians are good; they're entertaining and charismatic. Those with the wi