by Paul Cashmere
Streaming platforms measure consumer behaviour differently from the physical sales era. With passive listening accounting for up to 45 per cent of streams and fraud estimates reaching 10 per cent, modern chart rankings represent a fundamentally different marketplace.
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Apple Music,
ARIA,
Billboard,
charts,
Deezer,
music industry,
SoundScan,
Spotify,
Streaming Farms,
Streaming Fraud
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by Paul Cashmere
Spotify has been hit with lawsuits alleging Discovery Mode functions like pay-for-play, and that fraudulent streaming inflates play counts. Our balanced review explains the issues and implications for artists and listeners
Tagged as:
Artist Rights,
Discovery Mode,
lawsuit,
music industry,
Spotify,
Streaming Fraud,
Transparency
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