{"id":6997,"date":"2026-07-03T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/spotify-removes-500000-streams-after-kalshi-betting-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:30:00","slug":"spotify-removes-500000-streams-after-kalshi-betting-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/spotify-removes-500000-streams-after-kalshi-betting-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Removes 500,000 Streams After Kalshi Betting Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/\">Spotify<\/a> has removed more than 500,000 streams from a track that reached No. 1 on its US chart, after discovering the surge coincided with a spike in suspicious bets on prediction platform <strong>Kalshi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The track, &#8220;Earrings&#8221; by artist <strong>Malcolm Todd<\/strong>, was not manipulated by Todd or his label, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiarecords.com\/\">Columbia Records<\/a><\/strong>, according to reports. Instead, the activity points to traders who placed large wagers on Todd securing the top spot on Spotify&#8217;s US chart in June.<\/p>\n<p>A Spotify spokesperson said: &#8220;All streaming services face ever-changing stream manipulation. Spotify has best in class detection and mitigation practices for manipulated streams, and we don&#8217;t pay out associated royalties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Evidence gathered by a successful prediction-market trader <strong>Caleb Davies<\/strong> indicated the likelihood of &#8220;Earrings&#8221; topping the chart randomly was &#8220;a roughly 1 in 77 octillion chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Kalshi&#8217;s Response<\/h2>\n<p>Kalshi confirmed it is in contact with Spotify and is &#8220;actively investigating this matter,&#8221; according to a company spokesperson. The platform also removed Spotify&#8217;s logo at the streaming service&#8217;s request.<\/p>\n<h2>Music Betting&#8217;s Rapid Growth<\/h2>\n<p>The incident highlights the scale of music-related trading on Kalshi. In the first four months of 2025 alone, <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/music-prediction-markets-hit-400m-in-2026-kalshi-coo-reveals\/\">more than $400 million in trades<\/a> were placed on music outcomes, including $110 million wagered on which song Bad Bunny would perform first at the Super Bowl halftime show.<\/p>\n<h2>A New Manipulation Vector<\/h2>\n<p>Traditional stream manipulation typically involves uploaders, such as artists, rightsholders, or bad actors using AI-generated tracks, who face penalties when caught. This case is different: the artist and label appear to be victims of third-party traders seeking to profit from prediction markets.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify removed the fraudulent streams but must ensure that Malcolm Todd and Columbia Records face no further consequences under its anti-manipulation systems. 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