A Cornelius man pleaded guilty Thursday to running a music streaming fraud scheme that used artificial intelligence and bot ...

It is a feat most Grammy winners never achieve: billions of streams across the world’s largest platforms. But for Michael ...

Mike Smith agreed to return the money he was paid in royalties as he awaits sentencing ...

Mike Smith was indicted in 2024 after using AI and bots to generate and stream thousands of songs, siphoning millions of dollars away from recording artists.

Prosecutors say automated plays of AI-generated songs fraudulently diverted royalties from human artists—to the tune of $8 million.

Michael Smith reportedly made more than $8 million uploading "hundreds of thousands" of AI tracks to streaming services, then using bots to "listen" to them.