Streaming Fraud Doesn’t Respect Silos. Neither Should We.
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes ...
Tag: Fraud
Are Bots Taking Over Music?
The chatter around streaming bots grew noticeably louder in August 2025, when a prison phone call between Young Thug and ...
Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty
The man at the center of what’s been described as the first-ever criminal prosecution for AI-assisted streaming fraud in the ...
‘End Streaming Fraud.’ – Music Business Worldwide
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed ...
Beatdapp launches ‘Trust & Safety Operating System’ to combat fraud beyond music streaming
Beatdapp, a tech company that specializes in fraud detection for digital platforms, is launching a trust and safety system aimed ...
”Made by Dope” Prod. by Harry Fraud Takes Bruiser Wolf’s Unique Cadence to New Levels (Album Review)
Detroit, Michigan emcee Bruiser Wolf releasing his 4th studio LP. A member of the Bruiser Brigade collective, his 2021 solo debut Dope Game Stupid would ...
Founder of music streaming service BlueBeat indicted over alleged $3.1m fraud scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted Hank Risan, the 70-year-old founder of purported music streaming service BlueBeat, on four counts ...
HYBE Chair Bang Si-hyuk tells staff he’ll return to Seoul to face IPO fraud investigation
HYBE’s founder and chairman, Bang Si-hyuk, told employees in a leaked internal email that he plans to return to Seoul ...
Deezer rolls out AI tagging system to fight streaming fraud; says up to 70% of streams from fully AI-generated tracks are fraudulent
One of the music industry’s biggest challenges today is the increasingly large volume of AI-generated content on streaming platforms.In April, ...
‘Streaming platforms must shoulder more responsibility in the fight against fraud.’
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. That’s certainly the case ...
