Deezer Reports 44% of Daily Uploads Are AI-Generated Tracks
Deezer says AI tracks make up 44% of daily uploads, but only 1% to 3% of streams, and it is labeling and demonetizing suspicious content.
- Deezer reports that nearly 44% of daily uploads are AI-generated, with roughly 75,000 tracks added daily. This pace translates to more than two million new songs per month, marking an unprecedented wave of artificial content.
- To address rising fraud concerns, Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said the platform is labeling AI content, removing it from recommendation algorithms, and demonetizing suspicious uploads. "We hope the whole music ecosystem will join us in taking action," Lanternier added.
- In a landmark March case, Michael Smith was sentenced for using bots to scam more than $8 million from streaming platforms. While AI tracks account for only 1% to 3% of total streams, 85% of those streams are actually fraudulent.
- Survey data shows that 97% of listeners cannot distinguish between AI and human-made music, yet 80% agreed that streaming platforms should clearly label AI-generated content. Additionally, 73% of listeners want disclosure for algorithmic recommendations.
- The Velvet Sundown, an AI band that went viral last year, saw monthly listeners drop from more than 474,000 to over 127,000, illustrating declining engagement. Deezer is now licensing its detection technology to other platforms to reduce industry-wide streaming fraud.
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How Deezer Is Fighting Fraudulent Streams As AI Music Uploads Reach Millions per Month
In January 2025, Deezer rolled out its unique detection tool for disclosing AI-generated music. It became the first streaming platform to clearly label albums featuring tracks made with AI. In a report that June, the platform stated that 18% of newly uploaded tracks were fully made with AI. As of an April 2026 report, however, that number has increased. Nearly 75,000 tracks uploaded to Deezer are fully created using AI. That’s 44% of daily uploa…
According to Deezer statistics, although they are fighting against it, nearly half of the new music uploaded to the streaming service is the work of artificial intelligence, which is usually used for fraud.
Every day, the Deezer online listening platform receives 75,000 pieces of music generated by artificial intelligence (AI) software. This represents almost half of the songs put online, and it is a real concern for the leaders of the platform who, for the past year and a half, have been putting in place tools to combat this phenomenon. A strategy that aims to combat pollution and intellectual spoliation, but also to enhance the platform's brand i…
The AI is already present in the day-to-day, but there are areas where we didn't want it. Showing this is Deezer, who revealed that 44% of the songs uploaded daily are generated by the AI....
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