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Rapper RBX sues Spotify over allegedly fraudulent Drake streams
Rapper RBX alleges Spotify ignored billions of fake streams boosting Drake’s numbers, harming smaller artists financially by diluting royalty payments, according to a federal class action lawsuit.
- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Spotify, accusing the company of ignoring 'billions' of fraudulent streams generated by bots for Drake's songs.
- The lawsuit alleges that streaming fraud increases Spotify's user count and ad revenue, boosting its value for shareholders but harming legitimate artists' royalties.
- Spotify claims to heavily invest in systems to combat fraudulent streaming and protect artist payouts, denying the allegations.
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Music streamer faces class action lawsuit over alleged ‘payola’ in Discovery Mode
Spotify has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing the streaming giant of employing a “modern form of payola” through its Discovery Mode feature, allowing record labels to secretly promote artists instead of providing genuine personalized recommendations to users, Rolling Stone reported.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court, alleges Spotify “charges listeners for the privilege of being deceived.” Discovery Mode creates a…
·Richmond County, United States
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Spotify is accused of turning a blind eye to fake online music, which would benefit megavedettes like Drake.
·Montreal, Canada
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Spotify is accused of turning a blind eye to fraudulent streams generated by bots. The Canadian rapper would be one of the main beneficiaries.
·Paris, France
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