Spotify has taken down approximately 500,000 streams from Malcolm Todd’s popular song “Earrings” following concerns that the track’s chart performance was artificially manipulated by gamblers on prediction market platform Kalshi.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Spotify’s decision came just days after “Earrings” reached the top position on Spotify’s daily U.S. chart for the first time. The song’s sudden surge in popularity has been connected to alleged manipulation schemes involving bets placed on prediction market Kalshi.

According to a source at Spotify, the company has requested that both Kalshi and Polymarket remove Spotify’s logos from…

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