An overnight jump in streams prompted Spotify to launch an investigation and reverse the rankings.

A Spotify source tells THR that the company would be "adding additional checks to the charts before they're published," while Kalshi said the company is "actively investigating this matter."

Bad Bunny sits atop Polymarket’s prediction market for who will be Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year, beating out artists such as Taylor Swift and Drake

In a world where people can bet on everything from sports and politics to reality TV show outcomes, it’s not that far-fetched to imagine someone trying to boost music streams to make some cash. That appears to have happened this week after Spotify removed more than 500,

Thousands of users reported problems with the audio streaming service Spotify Tuesday morning, just one month after 22,000 users reported log in errors and other issues i

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX | NFLX Price Prediction) and Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) both closed the books on Q1 2026, and the reports tell two very different stories about scaled subscription media. Netflix beat on revenue but missed on earnings while collecting a fat breakup fee.

Spotify has asked Kalshi and Polymarket to remove its logo and clarify that neither company has a partnership with the streaming service after it identified users manipulating rankings that are tied to prediction market bets.

Mark Kratter, a Connecticut-based musician, is suing Spotify for engaging in what he alleges are "unfair business practices." The complaint claims that streaming metrics have been altered to prioritize major artists and labels above smaller indie musicians.

A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of thousands of fake podcasts into search-engine bait for illegal pharmacy and scam sites.

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One of Kalshi’s most prominent traders tells WIRED he’s swearing off Spotify-related markets until the issue is resolved.