If you woke up to an email saying your track was pulled from Spotify for “artificial streaming,” you’re not alone — and you’re not necessarily at fault. Spotify has ramped up enforcement against fake streams in recent years, and independent...
Most artists chase playlist placements the wrong way. They pitch every editorial playlist they can find, get ignored, then pay a shady “guaranteed placement” service and watch their stream count spike for two weeks before it flatlines completely. That...
