{"id":221906,"date":"2026-05-06T06:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/spotify-and-apple-music-face-issues-with-ai-generated-music-burdening-real-musicians\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:37:33","slug":"spotify-and-apple-music-face-issues-with-ai-generated-music-burdening-real-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/spotify-and-apple-music-face-issues-with-ai-generated-music-burdening-real-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify and Apple Music Face Issues with AI-Generated Music, Burdening Real Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<h2>The Struggles of Real Musicians Amidst AI-Generated Music Flood<\/h2>\n<p>Music generated by AI <a rel=\"noopener, noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2026\/5\/3\/spotify-apple-music-ai-music-flood\" target=\"_blank\">has flooded large streaming platforms<\/a> without any consumer demand. According to Deezer, an astonishing 75,000 AI tracks are uploaded every day. In the past year alone, Spotify has added 75 million AI-generated songs to its catalog, and Apple Music reports that over a third of its new uploads are &#8220;100% AI.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h3>Why This Matters<\/h3>\n<p>The rise in AI-generated music is more than just a quality issue; it poses significant economic challenges as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music operate on a pro-rata distribution model, meaning artists earn a percentage of the total revenue based on their playback shares.<\/li>\n<li>As AI songs accumulate plays\u2014including many fraudulent streams generated by <em>bots<\/em>\u2014the revenue pool becomes diluted, ultimately reducing the earnings of legitimate musicians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Understanding the Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the enormous volume of AI submissions, few listeners intentionally seek out these tracks. AI-generated music often infiltrates algorithm-driven playlists, which skews listener statistics. The core issue is not the demand for AI music but the overwhelming quantity that distorts algorithmic recommendations and endangers the income of genuine artists\u2014those whose music people truly want to hear.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, shadowy players are profiting from music that nobody requested, using <em>bots<\/em> to create an illusion of popularity. This siphons revenue away from real artists who deserve it.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Study: Michael Smith&#8217;s Fraud<\/h2>\n<p>A particularly telling case is that of Michael Smith, an American businessman who reportedly generated over $10 million in royalties from 2017 to 2024. Using tools like Suno, he produced hundreds of thousands of songs and deployed bots to play them automatically. This case marks the first criminally prosecuted instance of streaming fraud involving AI in the United States, revealing a staggering 660,000 daily views\u2014yet absolutely zero genuine fans.<\/p>\n<h3>Platform Responses<\/h3>\n<p>Streaming services are beginning to confront this AI wave. Deezer has taken the lead by implementing automatic detection systems that exclude AI tracks from algorithmic recommendations and has demonetized 85% of their views. Similarly, <a rel=\"noopener, noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bandcamp.com\/2026\/01\/13\/keeping-bandcamp-human\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bandcamp has outright banned AI-generated music<\/a>. Apple Music is rolling out optional &#8216;<a rel=\"noopener, noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/apple-music-launches-ai-transparency-tags-but-only-if-labels-and-distributors-choose-to-declare-them\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Transparency Tags<\/em><\/a>&#8216;, and Spotify has launched a &#8216;Verified by Spotify&#8217; initiative to ensure human artists are behind profiles.<\/p>\n<h3>The Limitations of Current Approaches<\/h3>\n<p>However, Spotify and Apple Music have chosen to implement voluntary measures, placing the onus on labels and distributors to disclose AI usage. Those engaged in fraudulent practices are unlikely to cooperate. There is a crucial distinction to be made:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using AI as a tool for creative enhancement\u2014like refining lyrics or experimenting with sounds\u2014is different from generating a song entirely through AI without meaningful human input.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, platforms do not differentiate between these two forms of AI engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spotify\u2019s acknowledgment of the &#8220;complex and rapidly evolving&#8221; concept of artistic authenticity raises concerns that AI-generated music may eventually be deemed legitimate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Struggles of Real Musicians Amidst AI-Generated Music Flood Music generated by AI has flooded large streaming platforms without any consumer demand. According to Deezer, an astonishing 75,000 AI tracks are uploaded every day. In the past year alone, Spotify has added 75 million AI-generated songs to its catalog, and Apple Music reports that over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":221907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36399],"tags":[19141,5816,52041,1866,4003,3655,10773,2342,13345],"class_list":["post-221906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-aigenerated","tag-apple","tag-burdening","tag-face","tag-issues","tag-music","tag-musicians","tag-real","tag-spotify"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221908,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221906\/revisions\/221908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}