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# MON. BRIEF: Spotify Denies Fake Artists Charges • Twitter CEO Shortlist • ‘Beat Shazam’ Game Show • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-denies-fake-artists-charges-twitter-ceo-shortlist-beat-shazam-game-show-more/
- Published: 2017-07-10T07:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-10T07:59:00.000Z
- Description: MONDAY 7.10.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Where there's smoke there's usually fire, but something about this Spotify "fake artists" story doesn't make sense. Put simply, Spotify wouldn't. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/am-brief-spotify-denies-fake-artists-cha
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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 W*here there's smoke there's usually fire, but something about this [Spotify "fake artists" story](https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-denies-fake-artists-charges-twitter-ceo-shortlist-beat-shazam-game-show-more/) doesn't make sense. Put simply, Spotify wouldn't save enough using fake tracks that they'd risk the wrath of artists, labels and users. [(Full analysis here](https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-denies-fake-artists-charges-twitter-ceo-shortlist-beat-shazam-game-show-more/).)*

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