MONDO.NYC OCTOBER 14-17, 2025’s Post

Looking back on Music Ally Connect — A Stance on Music Streaming Fraud Catch up on one of the most interesting panels we attended last week at #MusicAllyConnect on music streaming fraud: https://lnkd.in/evgheXEi Supported by data and insights, the presentation highlighted streaming fraud as a collection of techniques, such as automated streams and misleading practices, that have been well-established for a long time. Combating fraud in music requires close collaboration with content providers, real-time monitoring, and measures like financial penalties to reduce manipulation and ultimately ensure fair payment. As you may already know, we are proud to partner with Beatdapp to build strong and reliable fraud detection for music streaming services by design, creating another barrier against streaming fraud. #MusicStreaming #TunedGlobal #StreamingFraud #MusicIndustry #Beatdapp #AppleMusic

 A Closer Look into the Beatdapp x Beatport Partnership 🔍 “Beatport will integrate Beatdapp’s fraud-detection technology, allowing it to deliver daily, weekly, and monthly streaming charts devoid of manipulation or fraud, providing users with accurate insights into music trends and consumption patterns.” At Beatdapp, our cutting-edge technology analyzes massive sets of data to detect fraudulent streams. In 2023 alone, we analyzed over 2 trillion streams and 20 trillion data points, ensuring rightful payouts for artists and rights holders. Our partnership with Beatport marks a pivotal step towards fostering a fairer music landscape. By joining forces, we are dedicated to ensuring the integrity of music data and championing the true creators within the industry. Want to learn more about how we’re making a difference? 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gJfyZpRr

According to Beatport’s CEO Robb McDaniels, Beatport will integrate Beatdapp’s fraud-detection technology, allowing it to deliver “daily, weekly, and monthly streaming charts devoid of manipulation or fraud” and “providing users with accurate insights into music trends and consumption patterns,” the companies said in a statement released on Tuesday (July 9). Beatdapp says its technology analyzes massive sets of data to detect fraudulent streams, ensuring rightful payouts for artists and rights holders. The company says it analyzed more than 2 trillion streams and 20 trillion data points in 2023. CEO Robb McDaniels told Daniel Tencer of Music Business Worldwide that “Partnering with Beatdapp aligns perfectly with our mission to tackle the issue of streaming fraud proactively, ensuring a fair and transparent environment for artists and listeners alike.” Beatdapp’s Batey and Hayduk added that they’re “thrilled to collaborate with Beatport, an industry leader that shares our commitment to combating streaming fraud. Together, we will ensure that artists receive fair and accurate compensation for their work, while providing users with confidence in the legitimacy of their streaming numbers.” For Vancouver-headquartered Beatdapp, the deal with Beatport is just the latest in a series of partnerships the company has inked over the past year, perhaps most notably one with Universal Music Group that came as Beatdapp raised USD $17 million in a new funding round. #beatdapp #beatport #combat #music #streaming #fraud https://lnkd.in/grNFF_xB

🚨 Streaming Fraud Crackdown: A Top Trend to Watch in 2025 Thank you, Billboard, for highlighting streaming fraud as one of the major music industry trends to watch in 2025. We’re proud to see this critical issue getting the attention it deserves! In their latest article, “Music Business Trends, Topics & Stories to Watch in 2025,” Billboard dives into the evolving fight against fraudulent streams and how the industry is stepping up its efforts to combat this pervasive challenge. Why this matters: 🎵 Protecting creators: Fraudulent streams siphon royalties away from legitimate artists and labels, distorting the music ecosystem. 🔍 Industry-wide focus: From AI-driven bot farms to new anti-fraud frameworks like UMG’s "Streaming 2.0," the industry is coming together to address this growing issue. 📉 Making a difference: Efforts like federal indictments and platform guardrails are already curbing fraud, and 2025 promises even stronger measures. At Beatdapp, we’re committed to being at the forefront of this fight, partnering with platforms to build trust, fairness, and transparency in the streaming ecosystem. 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gPc6uXw4 Let’s keep the conversation going: How do you see anti-fraud measures shaping the future of music streaming? #StreamingFraud #MusicIndustryTrends #Beatdapp #MusicTech

#vision What multi-billion-dollar industry with massive cultural impact offers a shockingly bad customer experience? Sync. How has this impacted your recent experiences? Share your thoughts in the comments below. At Catalog, we're partnering with artists and labels to revolutionize music licensing— making it enjoyable and more efficient for everyone involved. Our mission? To bring as much outstanding, artist-crafted music to film, TV, advertising, and games as possible. Learn more about our vision and the challenges we’re tackling: https://lnkd.in/dZm-nikR #MusicTech #SyncLicensing #MusicSupervision #CustomerJourney

Warning Against Artificial Streams and Stream Fraud Attention all Trust Music users, It has come to our attention that some individuals are engaging in artificial streams and stream fraud on various streaming platforms, including Spotify. We want to make it clear that Trust Music does not condone or tolerate such activities. Streaming platforms like Spotify are actively working against artificial streams and stream fraud. In fact, Spotify is currently imposing fines on anyone involved in these deceptive practices. We urge all Trust Music users to adhere to the law and the terms of service of streaming platforms. Engaging in artificial streams or stream fraud can have serious legal consequences, including fines and legal action. Let's maintain the integrity of the music industry and ensure fair and genuine streams for all artists. Thank you for your cooperation. Big thanks to the CEO of SonoSuite and the CEO of Trust Music Distribution for this proper set up and the verification which every user must verify their identity 🙏

Addressing the Hidden Challenge in the Music Industry 🔍 "Really good businesses get built when you identify a problem central to the company's administration, but not its core purpose. Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and SoundCloud don't exist to solve streaming fraud, yet they face this persistent industry-wide challenge, which becomes a cost and tax on their business” At Beatdapp, we focus all our time and energy on detecting streaming fraud, providing a dedicated team of experts at a cost significantly lower than what it would take for clients to staff an equivalent team themselves. Our mission is to protect artists and ensure fair payouts for all stakeholders, tackling a problem that affects everyone in the music ecosystem. 🎧 To learn more, catch our most recent podcast episode with Bobby Owsinski available here: https://lnkd.in/gTR2fqJq #MusicIndustry #StreamingFraud #Beatdapp #FairPayouts #ProtectArtists

I'm just going to say it... While it's very serious that AI companies are stealing artists' music to train their models, it's even more concerning that the industry hasn't matched this energy in how they monetize music in 2024. Why did AI startups feel so comfortable stealing music to train their models? BECAUSE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY KEEPS GIVING MUSIC AWAY FOR FREE. Amazon has a paywall inside of a paywall. Disney Streaming has a paywall inside of a paywall. Apple TV+ has a paywall inside of a paywall. Peacock has a paywall inside of a paywall. The music industry? $10-$13, and you have access to every song ever made. This is why we created EVEN. People are willing to pay for access; it's all around us every day. If people don’t want to pay, that's okay; they just have to wait. If you want new music NOW, then pay the premium. In the same way, if you want to watch a new movie on Amazon, you can pay or wait. A lawsuit is a good first step. But it's time for the music industry to get EVEN. #AI #MusicNews #MusicIndustry #Streaming #Udio #Suno

We do very well at detecting Account Takeovers (ATOs) as well as Bots and Bot Farms. Read on to see how that contributes to overall industry efforts to combat the effects of stream manipulation...

💬 "Our deep integration with Tuned Global sets a new industry standard for fraud detection, ensuring every music streaming project built on their platform benefits from our technology.” By leveraging the anonymized data collected by Tuned Global, we’re able to detect fraud more precisely and efficiently. This partnership provides us with a powerful framework to expand our reach and establish a standard for fraud prevention across a variety of platforms."  - Andrew Batey and Morgan Hayduk, Beatdapp’s Co-CEOs As streaming fraud continues to evolve, our partnership with Tuned Global marks a critical step forward in protecting the integrity of digital music. By embedding robust fraud detection capabilities directly into the core of music services, we're not just reacting to the problem but actively shaping a more secure and fair future for artists and rights holders. 👉Learn more about the partnership here: https://lnkd.in/eiv_zNR3