Spotify: researcher reports fake albums on real artists’ pages

streaming platform Spotify continues to have a serious problem with releasing fake albums and perhaps even artificially created albums in its catalog. A report from the website arstechnica A detailed description of what’s going on with the service, including user complaints.

According to the article, “Thousands” of fake albums have been released on Spotify in recent monthsSome even look as if they are legitimate releases from existing artists. By posting on the profiles of real bands and musicians, they gain views and can even earn royalties.

Analyzing Spotify data and working on the platform, user Glenn McDonald discovered hundreds of fake generic music albums under names such as “Ancient Lake Records”, “Beat Street Music” and “Gupta Music”.

In any case, numerous albums were released very close to each other, always with generic electronic songs and a bland cover.

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In some cases, albums are added to artist profiles that don’t actually exist and have a one-word name. There are others where the stream can hack into someone’s account that already exists, like the British psychedelic band called Gong, which was the target of one of these scams.

According to McDonald, The plan is only really profitable if the number of transmissions is very highThis can only happen if Spotify’s algorithm favors these tracks at some point. On the other hand, this will also make it easier to detect fraud.

Worse, such poorly reviewed posts can harm groups whose profiles are “invaded” by fake material, losing fans or space on the platform through no fault of their own.

What Spotify said

Spotify defended itself in a statement sent to Arstechnica and claimed that it had taken precautions against such incidents. “We are aware of the issue, have relocated the content in question and are evaluating our options The platform stated that a lawsuit was filed against the licensor in question.

In 2023, he himself removed “thousands of artificial intelligence-generated songs” accused of fraud.

“When we detect or receive alerts about attempts by malicious actors to tamper with our system, We take actions that may include removing publication issues and withholding royalties. Spotify Invests heavily in automated and manual reviewers to prevent, detect and mitigate the impact of bad actors Those who try to gain undeserved royalties,” the brand concludes.

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