ZIP of images, note that the file name for each screenshot points to that user's URL.
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Lastly, I did the same with people that liked Flux Pavilion's latest upload, a track called "Exostomp (Jump Up High)." You can download all of the screenshots that I captured and compare for yourself, or check a sampling of the screen shots below: He hosted his collaborative tune "Recess" with Skrillex and Fatman Scoop, and we see a bunch of the same results when grazing through accounts that left comments on that record. Continuing the trail, I picked another random song from another artist that shared these suspicious reposts with Caked Up, Kill The Noise. Here's why I was incorrect: I found parallel instances between accounts by hand-picking usernames that hadn't been changed from the stock "User" name followed by a number. Here is a sampling:Īgain, I jumped the gun and falsely accused Caked Up of purchasing these plays. To showcase exactly what I'm talking about, I packaged up a few screenshots from accounts that reposted Caked Up and Meaux Green's collaborative record "Thirsty," and found that there were hundreds of accounts that posted only records from Caked Up. I revisited these accounts, and continued to see trends on accounts that lead us to believe that Caked Up was genuine in their denial of any knowledge of using SoundCloud bots. In the time spent going back and forth with Caked Up's management about our potential article, I was forced to take a moment to reassess what exactly was going on here. We reached out with screenshots that showed suspicious users servicing their account, and we were met with unwavering denial of any wrongdoing. We've seen countless examples of artists and labels who have suspiciously high stats, and went as far as sending emails to Caked Up and their management with questions about buying results. And while we've spent time and effort investigating individuals and platforms that might be swaying the system, we've completely overlooked how much influence SoundCloud has over their users, and underestimated their ability to control user activity on their own platform. With so many services out there using a variety of increasingly clever methods to boost SoundCloud numbers, it's difficult to grasp what's actually real. Or, to quote Cloud-Dominator’s sales pitch: “ Imagine greatly increasing your exposure-This could lead to freeing up precious studio time, DJ bookings, record signings & the reputation you are striving to achieve-Take Action Today!” And while SoundCloud has become the most important platform for today's music industry, sites like and are advertising themselves as services where aspiring artists can purchase plays, follows, and favorites on this popular platform, thus boosting their visibility and market potential. Money and smarts go a long way, and mastery of both allows complete command of the market and the fans that come with it. Those that have budgets have the power to control social media, and therefore, the ability to control the flow of content. Hey, check this out! and also and youtu.Whether or not anyone wants to admit to it, fake plays are becoming a constant in mainstream music. Mixcloud, Vimeo and almost everything from this list, but no VK music
SoundCloud: tracks/playlists/pages with private widgets