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Spotify Removes 75 Million AI-Generated Tracks in Major Crackdown
Spotify has announced the removal of more than 75 million tracks from its platform, marking the biggest crackdown yet on “spammy” music created with generative AI tools
In a statement released on September 25, the streaming giant detailed a new set of policies designed to protect artists, songwriters, and producers against the misuse of artificial intelligence in music creation.
New Protections and Policies
The measures include:
Impersonation Policy: Tracks featuring AI vocal deepfakes or unauthorized voice clones will be taken down.
Anti-Spam Filters: Spotify will target users employing manipulative tactics such as mass uploads, duplicates, SEO hacks, artificially short tracks, and other exploitative practices. These tracks will be flagged and removed from algorithmic recommendations and playlists.
AI Disclosure Tool: Developed in partnership with DDEX, the tool aims to bring transparency to the role AI plays in the creation of a track.
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Spotify emphasized its commitment to both innovation and fairness:
“While AI is changing how some music is made, our priorities are constant. We’re investing in tools to protect artist identity, enhance the platform, and provide listeners with more transparency. We support artists’ freedom to use AI creatively while actively combating its misuse by content farms and bad actors.”
The platform also reiterated that it does not create or own music itself, but instead provides a licensed space where royalties are distributed fairly based on listener engagement.
A Growing Industry Concern
Spotify’s update comes as AI-generated music continues to flood streaming platforms. Earlier this month, Deezer revealed that nearly one-third of all new uploads to its service were created with AI, with over 30,000 fully AI-generated tracks uploaded daily — a figure that has surged by nearly 20% since January.
With these changes, Spotify aims to build a “more trustworthy music ecosystem” for artists, rights holders, and listeners, noting that this is just the beginning of its AI-related policy rollouts.
H/T [Mixmag]