Spotify has deleted more than 75 million songs generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the past 12 months, as the music streaming giant moves to tighten control over synthetic content that it says is flooding the platform and threatening artists’ income.
The company confirmed it will introduce new measures to regulate AI-generated music, following reports that automated uploads have reached unprecedented levels. Rival platform Deezer recently disclosed that around 28% of daily uploads, equivalent to about 30,000 songs per day, were created with AI tools.
Spotify said the surge in synthetic music had forced the firm to act, with concerns that the overwhelming volume of AI tracks could siphon off revenue from human musicians. The company unveiled three key steps aimed at restoring balance.
First, Spotify will strengthen checks to prevent AI-generated vocals from impersonating real artists or producing misleading content.
Second, it will improve filtering systems to ensure revenue shares do not go to AI-made tracks, directing income instead to genuine performers.
Third, the platform will introduce AI labels on songs, giving listeners transparency over which tracks were created or partially composed with AI.
Despite the crackdown, Spotify stressed that it remains supportive of AI as a creative tool when used responsibly. The company said content will continue to be treated equally across the platform, provided it is not misused to deceive audiences or undermine artists’ livelihoods.