Rapper Mystikal faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape. He's already a lifetime registered sex offender ...

Michael Smith pleads guilty to stealing $8 million from artists using AI-generated songs and bot accounts to manipulate streaming platforms.

A US man has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms after creating thousands of AI-generated songs ...

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

Record producer Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He agreed to forfeit $8 million, the same amount he scammed from the streaming platforms.

The case involving a Charlotte-area man is the country’s first criminal case over manipulating music streaming platforms through AI.

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

Smith has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and agreed to pay more than $8m in forfeiture.

North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and ...

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.