By Julia Gomberg of the TuneCore Blog
Everything you need to know about streaming fraud In a stat-driven music economy dominated by streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, it should come as no surprise that streaming fraud is a rampant issue, and one which can easily damage an artist career. Here, we breakdown everything you need to know about streaming fraud.
It’s no question that music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are dominating the digital world of music distribution. Streaming is a win-win for the artist and the listener: artists make money for every stream their music gets, while listeners can take their music on the go without having to download a thing.
Artists, producers, labels, or anyone who is an owner of music rights are always striving to gain as many streams as possible. But in a world that is so stat-driven, there are plenty of potential issues within streaming numbers–things like streaming fraud, which could easily sabotage the trajectory of an artist’s music career. And you could be one of the many artists who are generating fraudulent streams without even realizing it. Yikes, right?
