NEW YORK, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marc Mysterio is an award-winning musician and multi-faceted movie star who was tapped by IBA Boxing to compete for its vacant championship vs. Jake Paul and collaborated with a who’s-who–in keeping with Billboard–together with: Flo Rida, Crash Test Dummies, David Guetta, Avicii, Samantha Fox, and Netflix’ Trailer Park Boys.
As a philanthropist, Marc has supported the One Fund Boston in assist of terrorist victims(marathon), and WBC Cares, the charity arm of WBC Boxing.
As a celeb, he’s lined by: TMZ, Billboard, BBC, ESPN, Irish Star, CBS, Daily Mail (UK), Fox News, and adopted on X by NY Post Page 6 and Radar Online.
From September 1st 2023-August thirty first, 2024, Marc acquired 80,000,000+ streams on Amazon Music leading to US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Chart (“The Dancefloor”) and scores of Amazon Top Songs Chart appearances.
However, now Marc is suing Amazon and DistroKid alleging that he wasn’t correctly compensated for these streams and Fans have been receiving a “streaming error” since September tenth, 2024 when making an attempt to stream his music and/or request it by way of Alexa on account of “Shadow-Banning.”
Shadow-Banning is the follow of blocking/partially blocking dwell content material in order that the ban shouldn’t be readily obvious to the artist.
“We filed this lawsuit to make sure that Marc Mysterio gets the fruits of his labor as one of the top performers on Amazon Music in 2024, and injunctive relief to end the shadow-ban. Shadow-banning successful artists is an unfair tactic and it allows Amazon, by throttling streams of a song, to interfere with Amazon/Billboard Charts thereby tortiously manipulating the music-business at the expense of creators–IT MUST END!” notes Marc’s Attorney, Michael H. Joseph of Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC of New York who filed the case in US District Court For The Southern District of New York (Case No. 1:25-cv-01705).
Furthermore, the shadowban has additionally prolonged to music distributed–to Amazon–by UnitedMasters in keeping with an e mail from UnitedMasters Support, with VP of Music, David Melhado, in cc:
“I am currently in the US, and I’m having the same issue with streaming your music. I’ve followed up with Amazon a few times, and am still not hearing back. I’m touching base with our higher-ups to see if we have any further operational contacts we can reach out to.”
Marc Mysterio posted screenshot proof in assist of his claims to his X Account @marc_mysterio immediately from his Amazon Music Artists’ Account, for media, together with: 1,250,000+ followers/followers, 80,000,000+ streams 15,000,000 distinctive listeners in 2024, 45,000 Alexa requests in August, Amazon and Billboard Chartings and extra.
“DistroKid was paid to distribute Marc’s music and remit 100% of royalties received, whilst Amazon charged Marc’s Fans to stream his music. Defendants need to account royalties due, as well as compensate future losses proximated from the shadow-ban. These losses are already in the ‘millions’ and will increase by trial date.” Joseph concludes.
Marc Mysterio:
x.com/marc_mysterio
Press-Mentions:
https://www.tmz.com/people/marc-mysterio/
https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/06/brandy-flo-rida-dj-sued-brags-spending-settlement-teams-up-ex/
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/travis-kelce-jason-kelce-billboard-charts-debut-1235502120/
https://www.the-express.com/sport/boxing/124448/jake-paul-st-patricks-day-fight-irish
Source:
Law Office of Michael H. Joseph
18 West thirty third Street/Suite-400
New York, NY 10001
Tel: +1.212.858.0503
michael@newyorktriallawyers.org
Marc Mysterio Streams, Listeners, Alexa Requests on Amazon from Amazon Music For Artists Account
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