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Hello, I'm here to make a complaint about a major problem in Brazil, which unfortunately, by circumventing the system, is attracting artists of all sizes and styles.

The strategy is simple: it's a list of 50 playlists playing x plays per day on each song, and to differentiate in some playlists they add 2 to 3 extra songs.

Below, I list all the playlists that practically run the same play per song every day, and the best part is that the numbers double on weekends.

Some of these playlists don't even have 1000 followers, yet the daily income on all songs is guaranteed, and it's even higher on weekends.

 

song 1: (24hours)

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song 2: (24hours)

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song 3 (24 hours)

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list:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04QHv4rasCJMXHal9YrbQz

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IOkxubfUG1OqRqwne6mmp

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jpz48JEVcqk8qMLPBb9Uf

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NNrb9jdRhqFMO0Tsb2py5

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PrL0RBLKBPQ7YBr2IEKDt

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7a1guqkxndclb0FolzieHg

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/53yLRnNc3SGT9MqMZOaPS1

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Qsx5mwWHIeGj3l5EKQzoU

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wvCqGixYUr5tGsxWR778m

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kTyQxLiOrppDWImimudR

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SnNquTp79e4SmGZVpZ6CM

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5AbJ9CKYnqZCVpbOOs9iBA

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZvTz5BghXqyBteFZ4y89J

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1gb6rk9boHW5qNvBrouoBa

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/12A6quzyhqWtJFNjZM3Jmc

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kVRHfBJhBsnzbxW3M17Ua

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7G2y6ju32MN9CoxOJnzyvG

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GoBB8VSbLQRwqkSOyZheR

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZAKNPAjlHVR4GtAHuyf9a

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32NPcfatQCv40A92qUpyvl

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5E9hMKDZhuYo0nEOjdPQHC

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QfDb2C4CasXOPf2N0VmzX

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sjIO4KHSbBwBMp3DZyAYq

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oLLfn2EbsbVLKlPZR4BHS

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aDELsx3BgGAo2xsLpEKcK

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wrIMByxgY1jkE7ACi9K3P

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qBktEw4SyD121wOfkh6Cl

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2W6ZzSDJphlpRLnLEiJ0tu

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kBRh7bwt0zCjzLqyIystZ

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TgUVhoMhuP3dOeYLRamPo

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1iKw7AmVvyUzGfeLKeQlXK

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0fZL0L70v4d7toy5KSWp9A

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1j80xoGOjoCv6y3bGdg4aj

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cmkCmteMoA9HeS0ab9vfu

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4JQpRtrFSRugeC8hVK58Xz

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uKTAvZyxYlkblE43U7iT0

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cEpYVxI9zsynlxWyyD2BL

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RNXwtR0a4d0UgELGuJ3i7

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RIccsCqDB4IYI7yuLBkjU

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gX1BfIl3evBGNppGrkvoW

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48Os1Ao9wrKDezrrIz5okv

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sw81VflJFq5kCeVLZJIuG

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GPCOtdaO3vaRmva2hBOuR

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1iIxLvG1gEvPS1UP8mwh1P

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0p7IGvKAjND7jJNfzGTBR0

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6l05NIgfGQjgsktIScgj3k

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zZIlQJtquRS4C3OThPEw9

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1CTwY2v2PWf1fQzs9mRJrL

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cogO9kqYzhb9zq6KLwiP5

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Lz2fliVQvYLmXMjnIVYNf

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04QHv4rasCJMXHal9YrbQz

 

tracks in all:

https://open.spotify.com/track/6Szybvvxu3Hd0PfTR1EzwS

https://open.spotify.com/track/0KqVaOxvmYJMz10w3SbiaV

https://open.spotify.com/track/55oAqoQMvXFP6ityuEwdgQ

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Zd4YBBQJUlmVUR5LagMyX

https://open.spotify.com/track/4dPVnEYbk5XaDeAOslT9ev

https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZtgnRr4uKMOoCzP4vnQDl

https://open.spotify.com/track/3MLnstuG9GJpRSz1Vs8F8m

https://open.spotify.com/track/0ODlZu2uJ13I29NfFJJVir

https://open.spotify.com/track/7m9ynIHt6Xoey6bXf3aPrG

https://open.spotify.com/track/4ssTFuVeNJG8py5dr2P2pV

https://open.spotify.com/track/07BRm4ATW5VXnpUagfVJhs

https://open.spotify.com/track/0oQCRjrWGvkqkdf82UlXI3

https://open.spotify.com/track/0EhGgIoOPjsqfB2ktrGgJd

https://open.spotify.com/track/73QH4n9Y23W7bBIwWe2Y3V

https://open.spotify.com/track/2fjEpLQpG0Ey7icNV4Dl8P

https://open.spotify.com/track/50uEFZ86rXLP30bCtrNUFQ

https://open.spotify.com/track/7soRrCNWxn08VdXimFMSPB

https://open.spotify.com/track/1cIS13bqNfZcTs8LSK8r0a

https://open.spotify.com/track/7AaXqLqmrZtRmOr5tIjn8D

https://open.spotify.com/track/5GV7OpSEb8MPTryL0Q5i6c

https://open.spotify.com/track/4zDaVEHAvqPiIQN7jKtmhM

https://open.spotify.com/track/2LP1DPUnAgAxWUmjpwKZgu

https://open.spotify.com/track/6P1mkNAmgihFwFRBhpaev3

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Jhkk1FIV7tMH9CZATjxrf

https://open.spotify.com/track/3MNNDtNV2IUJRVBrBs07Cp

https://open.spotify.com/track/5HlcsBdjb5TiZeZ3ngWRv0

https://open.spotify.com/track/0gg3QtCcPZn4aJ0D7dRNul

https://open.spotify.com/track/2AZAvTFeYKJAIojPagTGin

https://open.spotify.com/track/60ILJutBf3XoAfmNafR8mz

https://open.spotify.com/track/0MHA5BjCqtYL3T0yZ138mz

https://open.spotify.com/track/0wuj2T6IZtotux1Jjluo7m

 

How does it work? Most artists pay real playlists, pay partners like redmusic, which is from YouTube but only puts it on Spotify if YouTube is paid. They trigger this system, so on a Monday, it's possible to have 120,000 plays. If the song is editorial, it automatically enters the top 200 in Brazil. And on the weekend, the combo of playlists has the number multiplied by 3 or 4, and then you can get 200,000 plays. To help even more, there are artists paying medium-sized influencers to technically "explain," in some cases, they even pay people to simulate fan photos.

 

Please verify this!

 

 

 

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A case that doesn't use this playlist system but makes use of a different system is the TOP 1 Brazil. It's not viral, however, on a Wednesday, it gets nearly the same amount of plays as on a Friday!

The song also doesn't have searches on other platforms; this is a case that only a detailed analysis from you will be able to identify, but I'll show the most obvious points.

today:

mcgaucho_0-1715221222993.png

last friday:

mcgaucho_1-1715221244505.png

 

The difference is visible as the genre loses over 30% of its performance during the middle of the week.

Furthermore, the song is not in the top 20 of the largest editorial playlist of its genre; it's number 23.

The song averages 300,000 plays per day on YouTube and accumulates fewer than 2000 comments.

 

daily:

mcgaucho_2-1715221421754.png

 

pandora search:

mcgaucho_3-1715221439139.png

 

Tiktok

mcgaucho_4-1715221470031.png

 

Reels:

mcgaucho_5-1715221479494.png

 

It's a decent number for a top 100, but for a top 1?

 

Meanwhile, we have a song that is top 1 on the video platform, top 1 in the largest Brazilian editorial on SPOTIFY, and top 3 in the largest playlist in its segment, with over 1 million plays per day on the video platform, totaling 900,000 on reels, and 1.2 million on TikTok, that can't seem to position itself in the top 10?

look "casca de bala"

Tiktok:

mcgaucho_6-1715221621638.png

 

Shazam:

mcgaucho_7-1715221645835.png

 

yt:

mcgaucho_8-1715221659776.png

reels:

mcgaucho_9-1715221805277.png

 

.....

 

 

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Other songs worth paying attention to:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2BPZCE8hyWgaURPxQNA7pq

0 editorials, 7 millions yt, 672 reels, 440 tk TOP 65 today!

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4fwode2LHBWDTfmmEFR9mw

3 average editorials, 489.000 yt, 2 tiktok, TOP 70 today!

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/60cnRRDftZPrzn2iFutTkV

1 editorials, 10 millions yt, 4.500 reels, 42.000 tiktok

TOP 87 today.

 

https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/track/4EacGftzxEwin5f6xyUmSR

0 editorials, 12 millions yt, (5 release months), 1900 tk, 1900 reels.

Top 198 today!

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Hi there @user-removed,

 

Thanks for posting here in the Community, and thank you for taking the time to report the situation with as much detail as possible. 

 

Sorry for the delay in our response. We've gone ahead and passed all these details to the relevant team so they can look into it.

 

Again thanks for all the info. We really appreciate you getting in touch to help make Spotify better!

 

If you have any questions or need anything else, the Community is here for you.

 

Cheers!

Susan_GPModerator
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A case that doesn't use this playlist system but makes use of a different system is the TOP 1 Brazil. It's not viral, however, on a Wednesday, it gets nearly the same amount of plays as on a Friday!

The song also doesn't have searches on other platforms; this is a case that only a detailed analysis from you will be able to identify, but I'll show the most obvious points.

today:

mcgaucho_0-1715221222993.png

last friday:

mcgaucho_1-1715221244505.png

 

The difference is visible as the genre loses over 30% of its performance during the middle of the week.

Furthermore, the song is not in the top 20 of the largest editorial playlist of its genre; it's number 23.

The song averages 300,000 plays per day on YouTube and accumulates fewer than 2000 comments.

 

daily:

mcgaucho_2-1715221421754.png

 

pandora search:

mcgaucho_3-1715221439139.png

 

Tiktok

mcgaucho_4-1715221470031.png

 

Reels:

mcgaucho_5-1715221479494.png

 

It's a decent number for a top 100, but for a top 1?

 

Meanwhile, we have a song that is top 1 on the video platform, top 1 in the largest Brazilian editorial on SPOTIFY, and top 3 in the largest playlist in its segment, with over 1 million plays per day on the video platform, totaling 900,000 on reels, and 1.2 million on TikTok, that can't seem to position itself in the top 10?

look "casca de bala"

Tiktok:

mcgaucho_6-1715221621638.png

 

Shazam:

mcgaucho_7-1715221645835.png

 

yt:

mcgaucho_8-1715221659776.png

reels:

mcgaucho_9-1715221805277.png

 

.....

 

 

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Other songs worth paying attention to:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2BPZCE8hyWgaURPxQNA7pq

0 editorials, 7 millions yt, 672 reels, 440 tk TOP 65 today!

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4fwode2LHBWDTfmmEFR9mw

3 average editorials, 489.000 yt, 2 tiktok, TOP 70 today!

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/60cnRRDftZPrzn2iFutTkV

1 editorials, 10 millions yt, 4.500 reels, 42.000 tiktok

TOP 87 today.

 

https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/track/4EacGftzxEwin5f6xyUmSR

0 editorials, 12 millions yt, (5 release months), 1900 tk, 1900 reels.

Top 198 today!

Marked as solution

Hi there @user-removed,

 

Thanks for posting here in the Community, and thank you for taking the time to report the situation with as much detail as possible. 

 

Sorry for the delay in our response. We've gone ahead and passed all these details to the relevant team so they can look into it.

 

Again thanks for all the info. We really appreciate you getting in touch to help make Spotify better!

 

If you have any questions or need anything else, the Community is here for you.

 

Cheers!

Susan_GPModerator
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