Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) has formally requested that the prediction‑market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket remove its logo from their sites and add a disclaimer that neither platform has any partnership with the streaming service. The request follows Spotify’s discovery of users manipulating its song‑ranking charts to influence outcomes in prediction‑market bets. Spotify identified and eliminated more than 500,000 artificial streams that had artificially elevated Malcolm Todd’s track “Earrings” to one of the most‑streamed songs on its charts. Those fabricated streaming numbers were used to settle a Kalshi market that tracked the most frequently streamed Spotify song in the United States for June, a market that generated approximately $3 million in trading volume. Malcolm Todd had initially been declared a winner based on the inflated figures before Spotify completed its investigation. After uncovering the manipulation, Spotify contacted both Kalshi and Polymarket. Kalshi’s spokesperson, Elisabeth Diana, confirmed that the company is in touch with Spotify and is actively investigating the matter. Polymarket did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The article was generated with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.