AI-Generated Music Surges on Deezer: 18% of Uploads Now AI-Created

AI-generated music accounts for 18% of all tracks uploaded to Deezer

April 16 (Reuters) - About 18% of songs uploaded to Deezer (DEEZR.PA), opens new tab are fully generated by AI, the French streaming platform said on Wednesday, underscoring the technology's growing use amid copyright risks and concerns about fair payouts to artists. Deezer said more than 20,000 AI-generated tracks are uploaded on its platform each day, which is nearly twice the number reported four months ago. "AI-generated content continues to flood streaming platforms like Deezer and we see no sign of it slowing down," said Aurelien Herault, the company's innovation chief. Herault added that a detection tool launched in January was helping the company filter fully AI-generated tracks from the algorithmic recommendations for its 9.7 million subscribers. The rising use of generative AI in creative industries has triggered a wave of lawsuits, with artists, authors and rights holders accusing AI firms of using copyrighted material without consent or compensation to train their models. Among the targets are AI music tools Suno and Udio, which are facing legal actions from Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), opens new tab, Warner Music Group (WMG.O), opens new tab and Sony Music (6758.T), opens new tab. The labels, which represent artists such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran, accused the startups of mass copyright infringement last year for allegedly training AI systems on their recordings. Deezer's detection tool can spot outputs from Suno and Udio, the streaming platform said. Dozens of musicians, including Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj and Stevie Wonder, also wrote an open letter last year warning that AI-generated music trained using their work could "sabotage creativity" and sideline human artists. Beyond the music industry, AI's entry into Hollywood and filmmaking has created controversy as well. This year's Academy Awards sparked a debate over the use of AI in the production and enhancement of several nominated films, including some contenders for Best Picture. In 2023, Hollywood writers and actors staged high-profile strikes demanding stronger protection against AI's use. Reporting by Kritika Lamba and Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Suggested Topics:Artificial Intelligence

Deezer reports 18 percent of the music uploaded to its service every day is AI-generated

Deezer, a Spotify alternative that launched in the US in 2016, shared on Wednesday that 20,000 completely AI-generated tracks are added to its music service on a daily basis, making up "over 18% of all uploaded content" the platform receives every day. Like other streaming services, Deezer offers methods for independent artists to upload their own music without having to be part of a larger licensing deal with a record label. While that lowers some barriers, it also leaves the door open for music that isn't made by people at all. Clearly, people are taking advantage of the option. Deezer introduced a tool for detecting and tagging AI-generated content in January 2025, when at the time, AI-generated music only made up 10 percent of uploads. The tool is helpful, but it feels like a stopgap until there's consensus on whether AI-generated tracks should be allowed to exist in the first place. AI companies contend that training on existing books, movies, music, and internet ephemera is "fair use," but many of the people who made that material feel differently. In terms of pushback, AI music startups Suno and Udio were sued by record labels for copyright infringement in 2024 and artists have spoken out about "unlicensed AI training" but there's yet to be ruling that sets the new legal standard. Deezer also isn't alone in dealing with an infestation of AI-generated content. It's well-documented at this point that Spotify has the same issue. Subscribers have highlighted dozens of instances of AI-generated tracks that were clearly uploaded to try and game Spotify's popular weekly playlists, and while Spotify has removed some copycat tracks when artists have complained, the company has no qualms with hosting AI music. "If creators are using these technologies -- where they are creating music in a legal way that we reimburse and people listen to them -- and are successful, we should let people listen to them," Spotify co-president Gustav Söderström shared on a Big Technology podcast episode from November 2024.

AI-generated music accounts for 18% of all tracks uploaded to Deezer

The rising use of generative AI in creative industries has triggered a wave of lawsuits, with artists, authors and rights holders accusing AI firms of using copyrighted material without consent or compensation to train their models. Among the targets are AI music tools Suno and Udio, which are facing legal actions from Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music.About 18% of songs uploaded to Deezer are fully generated by AI, the French streaming platform said on Wednesday, underscoring the technology's growing use amid copyright risks and concerns about fair payouts to artists. Deezer said more than 20,000 AI-generated tracks are uploaded on its platform each day, which is nearly twice the number reported four months ago. "AI-generated content continues to flood streaming platforms like Deezer and we see no sign of it slowing down," said Aurelien Herault, the company's innovation chief. Herault added that a detection tool launched in January was helping the company filter fully AI-generated tracks from the algorithmic recommendations for its 9.7 million subscribers. The rising use of generative AI in creative industries has triggered a wave of lawsuits, with artists, authors and rights holders accusing AI firms of using copyrighted material without consent or compensation to train their models. Among the targets are AI music tools Suno and Udio, which are facing legal actions from Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music. The labels, which represent artists such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran, accused the startups of mass copyright infringement last year for allegedly training AI systems on their recordings. Deezer's detection tool can spot outputs from Suno and Udio, the streaming platform said. Dozens of musicians, including Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj and Stevie Wonder, also wrote an open letter last year warning that AI-generated music trained using their work could "sabotage creativity" and sideline human artists. Beyond the music industry, AI's entry into Hollywood and filmmaking has created controversy as well. This year's Academy Awards sparked a debate over the use of AI in the production and enhancement of several nominated films, including some contenders for Best Picture. In 2023, Hollywood writers and actors staged high-profile strikes demanding stronger protection against AI's use.