Deezer has revealed that almost half of the music now uploaded to its platform is AI-generated.
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The French music streaming service has said there are now roughly 75,000 new tracks made with AI technology being added to the service every day, which amounts to 44 per cent of the total number.
They have also said that AI-generated songs currently only amount to between one and three per cent of listening time by Deezer users, while they maintain that they are detecting and flagging 85 per cent of AI uploads, and thereby demonetising them.
They installed an AI-detection tool at the start of 2025, and last summer, they committed to labelling any song flagged as AI with a tag. They have also said they are committed to user transparency, removing algorithmic recommendations for AI content.
The 44 per cent figure represents a huge jump from the 28 per cent declared last September, which itself was up from 10 per cent last January.
Alexis Lanternier, CEO of Deezer, has said: “AI-generated music is now far from a marginal phenomenon and as daily deliveries keep increasing, we hope the whole music ecosystem will join us in taking action to help safeguard artist’s rights and promote transparency for fans.”
“Thanks to our technology and the proactive measures we put in place more than a year ago, we have shown that it’s possible to reduce AI-related fraud and payment dilution in streaming to a minimum.”
It follows on from a Deezer study last November which found that 97 per cent of people “can’t tell the difference” between real and AI music. Alongside polling company Ipsos, they asked around 9,000 people from eight countries to listen to three tracks to determine which was fully AI-generated.
According to the report, 97 per cent of those respondents “failed”, with over half (52 per cent) saying they felt “uncomfortable” to not know the difference. 71 per cent also said that they were shocked at the results.
Only 19 per cent said they felt that they could trust AI, while another 51 per cent said they believe the use of AI in music production could lead to low-quality and “generic” sounding music.
In September, Spotify confirmed that it was cracking down on AI by removing 75million “spammy tracks” and targeting impersonators. The statement, titled ‘Spotify Strengthens AI Protections For Artists, Songwriters, And Producers’, added: “AI technology is evolving fast, and we’ll continue to roll out new policies frequently.”
This followed a report claiming that AI-generated songs were being uploaded to dead musicians’ Spotify profiles without permission.
In March, a singer-songwriter pleaded guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions in royalties after flooding the services with thousands of AI-generated songs and automated bots.
The UK government, meanwhile, has announced it will ditch “deeply damaging” plans to allow AI firms to use copyrighted work without permission, although many in the industry argue much more needs to be done.
