Artificial Streaming Dashboard

Artificial streaming is one of the biggest challenges in today’s music business. It distorts performance data, reduces royalties for genuine artists, and puts catalogs at risk of penalties or takedowns.

That’s why we built the Artificial Streaming Dashboard: to give you better visibility into the streams of your catalog that DSPs consider to be artificial.

What is Artificial Streaming?

Artificial streaming (also called streaming fraud or manipulation) happens when plays are generated in ways that don’t reflect real fan listening. This can include bots, click farms, or paid services that promise streams or playlist spots.

DSPs such as Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and Amazon actively monitor for this activity.

When detected, they may:

• Withhold or deduct royalties
• Remove tracks or entire catalogs
• Damage credibility with fans and partners

Learn more: What is artificial streaming and how to avoid it

Why we built this dashboard

The Artificial Streaming Dashboard gives you direct visibility into the fraud reports DSPs share with Revelator.

Instead of waiting for problems to escalate, you can:

• See which tracks, labels, or clients are being flagged
• Monitor artificial streams and flagged assets in one place
• Spot unusual spikes and address risks early

Data sources and timing

Reports are pulled directly from DSPs and updated according to their schedules:

• Amazon Music → Monthly reports (≈ 1-month delay)
• Spotify → Monthly reports (≈ 1-month delay)
• Apple Music → Monthly reports (≈ 1-month delay)
• Deezer → Daily reports (near real-time)

Retention: Reports are available for the last 12 months.

Using the Dashboard

Step 1. Choose a date range

Select Last 3, 6, or 12 months, or set a custom monthly range.

Step 2. Review key metrics

• Artificial Streams: Number of streams DSPs flagged as invalid
• Flagged Assets: Tracks or releases DSPs identified as suspicious

Step 3. Apply filters

Drill down by DSP, market, client, label, artist, release, or track.

Step 4. Switch views

• Overview: High-level totals and top clients
• Advanced View: Detailed breakdowns with multiple filters and comparisons

Step 5. Export data

Download up to 1,000 rows as CSV for deeper analysis or audits.]

What to do if your tracks are flagged

If one of your tracks has been flagged for artificial streaming, act quickly:

• Review recent promotion activity — were any third-party services used?
• Communicate with the affected artist or label
• Report fraudulent playlists directly to DSPs (e.g. Spotify’s report tool)
• Educate artists and managers about the risks of stream boosting

Share these resources:

• Spotify’s Artificial Streaming Education
• Revelator Blog: How to Spot, Prevent and Tackle Fraud in Music Distribution

FAQs

1. How often is the data updated?

Deezer reports daily; Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon report monthly.

2. Why do I see delays in some DSP reports?

Each DSP provides fraud reports on its own schedule — usually about one month later.

3. Does the dashboard include streams from direct deals I hold with DSPs?

No. Version 1 only covers DSP reports received through Revelator DSP deals.

4. What does “Flagged Assets” mean?

Tracks or releases that DSPs have identified as having artificial activity.

5. Why don’t I see fines in the dashboard?

Monetary fines are not included in Version 1.

6. What should I do if I see a sudden spike in artificial streams?

Check recent promo activity, communicate with artists, and report suspicious playlists to DSPs.

7. Can artists or labels access this dashboard?

No. Access is limited to parent (enterprise) accounts.

8. Can I export the full dataset?

Yes, up to 1,000 rows at a time.

9. Does Revelator intervene with DSPs if artificial streams are reported?

No. DSPs make their own determinations, and their decisions are final. Revelator provides the data transparently but does not mediate disputes.