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Posted On: October 1st 2026, 04:26 pm
80% of streams at 40 top DIY distributors were fake in 2025—which makes fraud most of their revenue base, and explains the lack of urgency.

30% off the top regardless of source; the “volume game” rewards volume, not legitimacy. #musicindustry #musicbusiness #streaming #music
Comments (33)
natehollerbach 10 days ago

natehollerbach

That’s wild.

deevomusic_ 24 days ago

deevomusic_

I paid for Spotify ads my question is how do I know if my money not is going to bot account views and every company that pays for ads when there views are 50% bots, but Spotify charges every one with no problem and I’m sure they don’t return the vendors their money back, so Spotify wins no matter what,

stixbones a month ago

stixbones

Thank you Michelle

berrybym a month ago

berrybym

Normally that means that I clicked a link reporting copyright infringement or was browsing and the song was one of the many that is just no good / not memorable etc

therealsheba a month ago

therealsheba

The system is rewarding fraudulent behavior and Artists are suffering. The payout model is obviously broken.

twenty01marketing a month ago

twenty01marketing

How does the "size" of the pool affect the payments. We don't care if they "fraud" as long as we get paid. Its the platforms job to distinguish

jenstheguru a month ago

jenstheguru

house of cards

wolfgangoctober a month ago

wolfgangoctober

🙌🙌🙌

2point0music a month ago

2point0music

It's already fixed! 😂

djmattperry a month ago

djmattperry

It goes deep

gonzofisherman.blog a month ago

gonzofisherman.blog

Spotify has been so terrible lately-even more so- (90 minute walks everyday) so I’ve turned to RadioParadise (.com) almost exclusively. I discover new music through them, then straight to artist page later….

coupedaze2 a month ago

coupedaze2

🔥🔥

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