Bot Farms, AI Bands, and Who Really Gets Paid on Spotify

The way streaming royalties work, every fake stream takes a real cut from real artists. I walk through exactly how bot farms operate and how AI bands like The Velvet Sundown got onto playlists and started pulling money out of the pool.

The Velvet Sundown story is wild. This AI project quietly infiltrated Spotify playlists and racked up streams while actual independent artists got less per play because of it. I show you how to spot a botted artist when you see one.

This is not a conspiracy theory video. It is about understanding a system that directly impacts your royalty statements. Watch it here and let me know what you think: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wYesm6E8108