Music distributor and artist services company Amuse has unveiled ‘Stream Check,’ a new feature that lets artists know if their streams are being artificially inflated through streaming fraud.
“While there are plenty of bad actors who systemize streaming fraud, artificial streaming can also happen to artists who haven’t done anything at all,” said Erik Söderblom, Amuse’s Interim Chief Product Officer.
“An artist may cluelessly use a third-party promotion partner who turns out to be a bad choice, or legitimate tracks are added to a third-party playlist that utilizes bots without artists knowing, but the artist faces the penalties.”
