AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?
AI-generated music is increasingly flooding streaming platforms, with services like Deezer reporting that over half of daily uploads are machine-made. Streaming companies are responding with detection systems and labeling, but few are taking strong stances, often avoiding outright bans or full embrace. Artists and users are frustrated, citing royalty losses and diluted content quality.
- ▪Deezer reported that 34 percent of music uploads by the end of 2025 were fully AI-generated, rising to 75,000 daily uploads.
- ▪Spotify removed over 75 million spam tracks in 12 months, many of which were AI-generated.
- ▪Deezer implemented AI detection, labels AI content, and demonetized 85 percent of its streams.
- ▪Qobuz published an AI charter, refusing to use AI for editorial curation, and emphasized its commitment to human-made music.
- ▪Apple Music relies on self-reported Transparency Tags to label AI-generated content, a system with significant limitations.
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