Deezer says nearly half of all new music uploaded to its site is AI generated
and it's calling on Spotify and other streaming giants to do more about it

Date:
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:03:21 +0000

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Deezer will no longer store hi-res versions of AI-generated songs in its continued fight against AI slop.

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Now, 44% of all uploads have been detected as AI-generated As part of its anti-AI plan, Deezer will longer store hi-res versions of AI tracks Theres
one key feature that separates Deezer from the slew of the other best music streaming services out there, and thats its transparency on AI-generated music.

The number of AI uploads is only getting bigger, says the French platform, having grown from just over 30% of all uploads in December 2025 , to 44% now and the company wants giants such as Spotify to join in and do something
about it. Deezer is doubling down on its combat against AI slop, and will no longer store hi-res versions of these tracks. In a statement , CEO Alexis Lanternier said, Thanks to our technology and the proactive measures we put
in place more than a year ago, we have shown that its possible to reduce AI-related fraud and payment dilution in streaming to a minimum. Article continues below You may like Deezer's AI music-detection tool is now
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Lanternier then urged rival platforms to take similar measures, adding Since January, we have made our detection technology available for licensing, and were looking forward to seeing industry peers of all kinds join us in the fight for fairness in the age of AI.

Deezer rolled out its own AI-detection tool in January 2025, aiming to flag music thats completely AI-generated and increase trust and transparency with subscribers. It even went the distance and made its flagship technology available to its rivals earlier this year . Stop the slop (can't stop the slop) To dig down into the numbers a little more, at the end of last year Deezer said that up to 34% of new music uploads were fully AI-generated, tagging over 13.4 million songs in 2025. Now, that number has shot up to a frightening 44%, which equates to roughly 75,000 a day, or more than 2
million AI-generated uploads each month.

Though thats a rather alarming stat in itself, whats arguably more worrying
is that a large majority of users have stated they cant distinguish AI-generated music from human-made music , which is a testament to how fast these technologies are evolving. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

One of the driving factors behind the rise of AI-generated uploads is that it's an easy way to mimic other artists and generate profit through
fraudulent streams. With the rising number of AI songs in Deezer, the streaming service has also cracked down on demonetization, claiming that up
to 85% of streams were detected as fraudulent when it made its AI-detection tools public. We reached out to Deezer who says this percentage is still the same today.

Deezer's AI tagging system is just the beginning of a wider combat against
the scourge of AI. While Spotify hasn't vocally clamped down on AI-detection in the way that Deezer or say, Bandcamp has (which lead to a growing
migration from the big green streaming machine to hi-res rival Qobuz at the end of last year), Spotify has recently rolled out a new system that allows artists to review and approve what music appears on their profile .

Apple Music is another rival that could be joining the battle against AI-generated music; the company is tipped to roll out Transparency Tags to help identify AI-generated and AI-assisted music but again, the responsibility lies with labels and distributors to state the use of AI in what you're hearing. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a
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