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"Reclaiming Reputation: The Musician's Comeback on Spotify and iTunes"

Musician Benn Jordan, known as The Flashbulb, discovered his music had been removed from Spotify, iTunes, and other streaming platforms due to alleged fraudulent botstreams. His digital distributor, TuneCore, took down his music after Spotify detected abnormal streaming activity, but later admitted to an error in their notification system and reinstated Jordan's catalog. Jordan, who had earned over $400,000 in sales, demanded evidence of the fraud and criticized TuneCore for blacklisting him without providing proof. Spotify confirmed detecting artificial streaming but stated it did not instruct TuneCore to remove Jordan's music. Jordan's music has since been returned to streaming platforms, but he emphasized the need for policy changes to prevent similar incidents for independent musicians.