Is This a Spotify Scam? (WAVR.AI)

[@Malekai43]

I think for playlists artists should have the choice of if they want to even be on a playlist for this given reason.

[@twostorymediamusic]

The challenge is that it's part of the user experience - like, I use Spotify personally, and I wouldn't want to have to get an artist's personal approval each time I added a song to my "Summer 23" playlist. One solution would be to make playlists private (like Apple Music does). But I don't love that, either... I like following other people's playlists. IMO, probably the best solution would be for Spotify to be a lot more active in removing sketchy playlists. Would take work on their end, but I think it would be the most helpful for artists.

[@The-tragic-end]

@@twostorymediamusicI think they artists should have the option to remove their songs from a playlist

[@ElleryMitchell]

@@The-tragic-endThis is important

[@JWMwhiskeybound]

happened to me too. I reported it to spotify so they at least know I didnt pay for botted streams. They made a note in my account of it so I definitely wont be penalized since it was out of my control. I truly think these scammers are te lowest lifeforms on earth.

[@foreignmornings]

Happened to us yesterday, hence we’re here. Did you get taken off it?

[@zar4fa]

Happened to me today, when you reported it how did you do it? Did you say it was 'deceptive content' or 'just don't like it'. Also if you know how to remove yourself from it, how do you?

[@sebavaldes4394]

@@foreignmornings Did you get taken off it?

[@foreignmornings]

@@sebavaldes4394 yeah we did, just the following day, didn’t mess with our stats too much thankfully

[@twostorymediamusic]

@@zar4fa support.spotify.com/us/article/report-content/ You can also go through Spotify for Artists support. They won't take you off of the playlist, but it can't hurt to let them know.

[@YOUNGBLOOD2-ho2zk]

Guys this wavr ai playlist is messing up my analytics/stats I was randomly got added to this playlist and it's putting bot streams into my song Fallen, I already reported this to Spotify for artists but it still continues 😭😭please help me😭💔my music is getting bot streams against my own will😭

[@MrMegadethmike]

Spotify pretty bogus also. If they didn’t make your stats available to everyone people would not do this shit

[@bguit]

Thx for this video 🙂The exact same thing is happening to my band these days. Looks very sketchy. Maybe we should try to report it to spotify.

[@DarqIce]

Tnx for this. Some artists actually believe they've had their songs removed by Spotify because of fake streams - so if wavr is involved, and you use the Wheel of Playlist feature, you might end up like that?

[@twostorymediamusic]

Thanks for watching! Imo, there might be a link with Wheel of Playlist, but there are plenty of artists who a) never used that and b) aren't even distributing through DistroKid. I think these guys are just scraping low-stream artists in general.

[@NilsHedstrom]

My band and a lot of other local bands I know have had one ot two songs put on this list randomly. It was kinda obvious it was probably bots from the beginning. So I mailed them instantly and asked them to remove my song. Very sketchy.

[@NilsHedstrom]

After being skeptical we have now tried Moonstrive which seems legit. And I'm pretty sure they don't break spotifys terms of service since they don't gurantee placement on lists. But straight up buying a spefcific number of streams like with Wavr gotta be against terms of service.

[@twostorymediamusic]

Ugh, sorry to hear it. I keep reporting them to Spotify every time I see them, but I wish they'd just get taken down already.

[@novadust6195]

Dude, a couple of my songs have been added on and off of those playlists. I'm not going to bother trying to get them off, beacuse theyll just appear back after a few weeks.@@twostorymediamusic

[@lmenascojr]

We need to get back to buying our music rather than renting it.

[@KYGORDON]

Happens more times than I can count where you are not targeting those type of playlist and you randomly get added. Research is important !

[@twostorymediamusic]

Totally agree. Thanks for watching!

[@nosleeppattern8837]

hi, can this be dangerous for my account and my tracks? today I saw that I was added to this playlist and I think what to do now

[@twostorymediamusic]

@@nosleeppattern8837 bad news is that yes, it could screw up how Spotify sees your music. The best thing to do is to a) flag it to Spotify and b) try to balance it with real streams. Spotify will probably tell you they can't remove your song from the playlist, but it can't hurt to ask.

[@nosleeppattern8837]

@@twostorymediamusic Yes, I wrote to Spotify support, they answered me like everyone else. I asked them if I might have a problem and they told me that they are doing everything possible to make my streams real or something like that

[@megagamer5256]

This recently happened to me and is it anything I have to worry about or can I just ignore it?

[@StephenVoyce]

Happened to me and I got my music taken down this week.

[@twostorymediamusic]

Ugh, I'm really sorry. Things have gotten worse since I made this video, because Spotify kicked the can to distributors, and now they're cracking down to save themselves money. Sucks all around.

[@farah.t]

they added me without my knowledge i think i’ve been removed now though thank god😂

[@natrixx920]

Do i need to report it as ive just been added to it. I'm really worried Spotify are going to think i paid for it

[@twostorymediamusic]

Honestly, it doesn't matter all that much. Spotify rarely takes action (or even responds) to reports. (I still say report it, though.)

[@TJMeisse]

Nice Lonely Island reference

[@microcutsau]

Such a pain in the assssssss

[@novadust6195]

Same

[@iamenvy_]

I was added to this playlist as well and I do not want this how can I be removed

[@twostorymediamusic]

Basically all you can do is flag it with Spotify. Spotify won't remove you, but it can't hurt to make them aware of it. Most of the time, you've just gotta wait. WAVR will remove you after a month or so.

[@comitedebasevirtual9658]

Hi, same problem with me, i hope they take me out

[@JuLiAn31692]

I was added to this recently. Is there a way to block stuff like this?

[@albertovejero]

it just happened to meee i want to report it, did you find a way to do it? i dont want to have to pay anything for something that i didnt want 😭

[@JuLiAn31692]

@@albertovejero I have found no way to report it, unfortunately. But no one has charged me so there's that.

[@albertovejero]

@@JuLiAn31692 yeah i heard that we will get deleted from the playlist in a week or so, thank u :)

[@twostorymediamusic]

@albertovejero @JuLiAn31692 you can flag it here: support.spotify.com/us/report-content/ - but almost certainly nothing will happen. And yeah, you should find you're removed from it within a week or so.

[@saaauuedddualala2725]

Which playlists would you advice mane?

[@twostorymediamusic]

Anything that 1) is a good fit for your music, 2) doesn't require payment for placement on a specific list, and 3) doesn't have sharp spikes or dips in follower growth.

[@dedlight_music]

this scam is in my last release on spotify too, wtf, the righteous pay for sinners

[@dimitrios_siranidis]

I report to Spotify team, report to my distributor, i deleted my song i lose streams lose streamers my account is safe but fack 😭 i lose one song

[@twostorymediamusic]

Yeah, not a bad call. It sucks that we have to do that when the onus should be on Spotify to keep the platform clean, you know? Wishing you good luck!

[@yungsaturn5170]

They have me on their playlists and I didn’t even contact them

[@twostorymediamusic]

Yeah, I think they track new releases from indie distributors like DistroKid. Pretty weird.

[@STEPHENRWILLIAMSMUSIC]

How do you report them please. I've literally just seen them pop up on my account and fear Spotify will do me some damage.

[@twostorymediamusic]

support.spotify.com/us/article/report-content/ or support.spotify.com/us/artists/contact-spotify-anonymous/ If you chat with them, they'll probably tell you they can't do anything on a private user's account. But it can't hurt to report it.

[@HUDcats]

weird thing is my band was put on here for no reason

[@twostorymediamusic]

Yeah, that happens all the time. They usually add new releases from indie distributors, like DistroKid etc.

[@HUDcats]

@@twostorymediamusic thats definitely it, we uploaded it with distrokid

[@phaze2825]

i got added to that playlist! is it removed with time? please help em

[@twostorymediamusic]

Yeah, usually you'll get removed within a couple of weeks. All you can do is report and move on, really... you'll probably be fine.

[@edgar1756]

*PromoSM*

[@TanookiAlex]

im so scared that my account will be taken down, but i've emailed spotify and the rest right away

[@twostorymediamusic]

Honestly, the risk is pretty low... just keep building good streams from other sources and you should be fine.

[@dojoflex]

@@twostorymediamusicHow is it low risk? Jw because my a few of my songs got added without my consent. Now Spotify says they’re deleting a lot of songs in the next 30 days. Pretty scary imo

[@ISLANDZBEATS]

I was added to this playlist a week ago without my knowledge and I contacted Spotify today all they did was reset my password