# Raye's Ticket Scam and AI Music Shift

> Raye's AI bot ticket scam sparks ticketing crisis as UMG hires AI chief and Character•AI files for bankruptcy.
- Title: Raye's Ticket Scam and AI Music Shift · Musically | Shortify
- Summary: Raye's AI bot ticket scam sparks ticketing crisis as UMG hires AI chief and Character•AI files for bankruptcy. Raye's team manually reviews 1.8 million fake…
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- Source: Musically — https://musically.com/2026/10/14/today-in-music-ai-news-raye-gets-botted-umg-senior-ai-role-characterai-bankruptcy-rocketship-launches
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- Topics: raye, umg, characterai, rocketship, ai bots, ticketing crisis, music, business, technology
## Raye's Ticket Scam
Raye's team manually reviews 1.8 million fake ticket sign-ups created by AI bots for her London show.

> I’m not sure what the future holds for ticketing
## UMG Appoints AI Chief
UMG appoints Òscar Celma as senior vice president of applied AI and machine learning.
## Character•AI Bankrupt
Character•AI files for bankruptcy with $50m-$100m liabilities.
## Rocketship Launches
Rocketship claims to identify song potential audience before release using AI.
## Key takeaway

Raye's team manually reviews 1.8 million fake ticket sign-ups created by AI bots for her London show, while UMG appoints an AI expert and Character•AI files for bankruptcy with $50m-$100m liabilities.