Music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack has tapped Beatdapp to monitor streaming activity across its platform.

The partnership sees Audiomack joining a growing number of music services implementing third-party verification systems as fake streams continue to affect music industry metrics.

Beatdapp has already struck partnerships with a number of players in the music industry including business-to-business streaming tech provider Tuned Global; The Mechanical Licensing Collective, the entity that collects mechanical royalties in the US; EDM-oriented digital music service Beatport; social music platform Hangout FM; AI music startup Boomy; and even music giant Universal Music Group.

Almost a year ago, Beatdapp said streaming fraud costs the music industry around $2 billion per year.

Now, Audiomack, which reports 40 million monthly users, has partnered with the software provider to identify artificial activity, compromised user accounts and bots. The detection system helps inform editorial decisions including internal and external chart placements and algorithmic playlist inclusion, according to a press release.

Audiomack offers unlimited music uploads for free, allowing artists to upload content while maintaining licensing agreements with all three major labels and Merlin.

Dave Macli, CEO of Audiomack, said: “We take our role in providing accurate royalty reporting very seriously for the benefit of every creator who earns income from our platform.”

“By partnering with Beatdapp, we have adopted the best-in-class technology from an impartial third party to demonstrate our commitment to both our creator and rights holder partners.”

Dave Macli, Audiomack

“By partnering with Beatdapp, we have adopted the best-in-class technology from an impartial third party to demonstrate our commitment to both our creator and rights holder partners, and to uphold the integrity of our editorial recommendations and chart activity. We are delighted to partner with the team as part of our continued effort to combat streaming fraud.”

Beatdapp Co-CEO Morgan Hayduk added: “Audiomack champions music discovery and creator fairness.”

“Our partnership brings sophisticated, unbiased fraud detection to protect royalties and uphold platform integrity. By leveraging best-in-class trust and safety solutions, our technology empowers Audiomack to combat fraud effectively, ensuring confidence in their royalty payouts, charts, and editorial recommendations.”

“By leveraging best-in-class trust and safety solutions, our technology empowers Audiomack to combat fraud effectively, ensuring confidence in their royalty payouts, charts, and editorial recommendations.”

Morgan Hayduk, Beatdapp

Hayduk recently told WIRED that fraudulent streams can account for 25% of activity on some platforms.

Beatdapp says it aims to “revolutionize the music industry” that is expected to grow to 1.2 billion paid subscribers generating $75 billion in revenue by 2030.

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