How to Spot Fake Spotify Playlists

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How to Spot Fake Spotify Playlists

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“Fake” artists are impersonators who steal music from real, hard-working artists like you and upload the songs to streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music under fake names through unsuspecting distributors. These fake artists also create fraudulent playlists with hundreds of fake songs, earning them thousands of dollars in stolen royalties from their rightful owners. It’s important that we as a community fight back against these practices, and the first step is learning how to recognize them. In this post, we’ll show you what to look out for…

How to Spot Fake Spotify Playlists
A blank profile
One of the most obvious ways to tell if a playlist is fake is to check the playlist creators' profile. Typically, a real profile will have a full bio, profile picture, social media links, etc. Look at the followers, too. A playlist indian email list with tons of likes accompanied by a curator with no followers is definitely suspicious. On the other hand, if the followers they do have also have no profile pictures, weird names, or any additional information, they are most likely bots and another good sign to steer clear.

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Offer paid inserts
Paying to be featured on a playlist is not only against Spotify policy, but it's also illegal. Often, a fraudulent playlist curator will have a bio claiming that you can be featured, too, for a price. Typically, these playlists use illegal third-party services, bots, and click farms to rack up all those streams. If your music appears on one of these fake playlists, you risk being removed from the platform. Is it worth the risk? I think not.

Many different genres
The point of a playlist is to give you a certain vibe, create an atmosphere, and give you a perfectly curated list of songs. That being said, if you see a playlist with no specific vibe and tons of different genres, that's a red flag. Let's face it… jumping from Heavy Metal to Hyper-Pop to Country in a single playlist just doesn't make sense, no matter how diverse your tastes are.
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