Deezer: AI-Generated Music Now 44% of All New Uploads as Platform Detects Surge
French streaming platform receiving 75,000 AI tracks daily, with 85% of streams flagged as fraudulent
En resumen
- Deezer reports AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new music uploaded, with nearly 75,000 AI tracks arriving daily and over two million monthly.
- Despite the surge, AI music accounts for just 1-3% of total streams, with 85% of those streams flagged as fraudulent and demonetized.
- An AI-generated track recently topped iTunes charts in five countries.
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Por qué importa
Deezer, a French music streaming platform, became the first streaming service to tag AI-generated tracks at the platform level in June 2025. The company has been proactively detecting and labeling AI music to address fraud and protect artist rights. A recent survey found 97% of participants couldn't distinguish between AI and human-made music.
Deezer announced on Monday that AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform. The company said it's receiving almost 75,000 AI-generated tracks per day and more than two million per month. The consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, at 1-3% of total streams, and 85% of these streams are detected as fraudulent and demonetized by the company.
The latest figure from Deezer highlights a continuous surge in AI-generated music uploads to the platform. Deezer reported receiving around 60,000 AI tracks per day in January, up from 50,000 in November, 30,000 in September, and just 10,000 in January 2025, when it first launched its AI-music detection tool. Songs tagged as AI-generated on Deezer are automatically removed from algorithmic recommendations and not included in editorial playlists. The company announced today that it will no longer store hi-res versions of AI tracks.
The updated figure comes as an AI-generated track topped the iTunes charts last week in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, and New Zealand. "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 artists' rights and promote transparency for fans," said Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier in a press release. "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."
Today's announcement comes as Deezer conducted a survey last November that found that 97% of participants couldn't tell the difference between fully AI-generated music and human-made music. The survey also found that 52% of respondents said 100% AI-generated songs shouldn't be included in charts alongside human-made songs in the main charts. Meanwhile, 80% said 100% AI-generated music should be clearly labeled for listeners. Deezer first started tagging AI tracks at the platform level in June 2025, becoming the first streaming platform to do so. Over the course of 2025, Deezer tagged more than 13.4 million AI tracks on its platform.
Qué observar
Perspectiva de IA — posibilidades, no hechos
Other streaming platforms will implement similar AI music detection and labeling systems
Muy probable · En meses
Music chart organizations will face pressure to create separate categories for AI-generated music
Probable · En meses
Regulatory scrutiny of AI music disclosure will increase
Posible · En meses
Preguntas abiertas
- What specific technology does Deezer use to detect AI-generated music?
- How will the removal of hi-res AI track storage affect platform functionality?
- What actions will other streaming platforms take in response to this trend?
- Will regulators intervene on AI music chart inclusion?
