



"Artificial streaming is a longstanding, industry-wide issue that Spotify is working to stamp out across our service," they added. Spotify pays royalties to artists and rights holders based on the number of plays.Ī spokesperson for Spotify confirmed that it had removed some Boomy tracks and said that it is taking action against stream manipulation across its service. The label suspected that bots were being used to artificially inflate listener figures and generate unearned revenue for uploaders. According to reports, Universal Music raised concerns with Spotify and other major services, claiming that it had detected suspicious streaming activity on Boomy's songs.
