spotify prize

[gypsycake]

it seems the mercury prize might be on its way out. this used to be a nice way to find out about some eclectic new album but now its a bit redundant.

spotify could do a great user-decided prize. throw up an invite to judge. judging would require completely listening to all singles, videos or albums in the competition before voting. users might get to pick which of a selection of genres they want judge in. it would be good to specifically target indie or newcomer artists to give them a boost.