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TWO WEEKS OFF MAINSTREAM CHALLENGE

Our digital editor Iris spent two weeks without mainstream music. The rules were simple: no chart-toppers, no major-label giants. Instead, she had to search for new and upcoming music.
Do you think you could survive 2 weeks without Spotify's algorithm?
Take part in the challenge and tell us what you thought @Spotlightmagofficial
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