Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
For better or worse, streaming changed the music business forever. But it also created an entirely new kind of crime. Or actually, a whole bunch of new kinds of crimes.
This week on Tape Spaghetti, Scott and Blake pull back the curtain on the shadowy underground industry of fake streams, click farms, bot networks, AI-generated music, and digital fraud.
The guys also explore how streaming royalties are supposed to work in the first place, and why every fake play can take money directly out of legitimate artists' pockets.
Ever wondered how someone can make millions from songs that nobody has actually heard, or how your playlist could become part of an international money-laundering scheme?
This episode may have you looking at your favorite streaming app very, very differently.
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For better or worse, streaming changed the music business forever. But it also created an entirely new kind of crime. Or actually, a whole bunch of new kinds of crimes.
This week on Tape Spaghetti, Scott and Blake pull back the curtain on the shadowy underground industry of fake streams, click farms, bot networks, AI-generated music, and digital fraud.
The guys also explore how streaming royalties are supposed to work in the first place, and why every fake play can take money directly out of legitimate artists' pockets.
Ever wondered how someone can make millions from songs that nobody has actually heard, or how your playlist could become part of an international money-laundering scheme?
This episode may have you looking at your favorite streaming app very, very differently.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: youtube.com/stringjoy?sub_confirmation=1
SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL LIST: manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=UemY8r&g=VmVi9a
WHAT'S OUR DEAL?
Stringjoy is a boutique guitar string manufacturer located in Music City—Nashville, TN. Through innovative designs, first-rate materials, and labor-intensive winding techniques, we make it our mission to craft the finest strings in the world, bar none.
FIND US AT...
Our Homebase: stringjoy.com
Instagram: instagram.com/stringjoy
TikTok: tiktok.com/@stringjoy
Facebook: facebook.com/stringjoy
Twitter: twitter.com/stringjoystaff
