AI SONGS NOW 44% OF DEEZER UPLOADS

The music streaming service disclosed that artificial intelligence-generated content now makes up a significant portion of daily submissions. At roughly 75,000 uploads per day, AI songs are approaching parity with human-created music on the platform. Deezer characterizes many of these submissions as "fraudulent," indicating concerns about spam and low-quality content flooding the service. The platform has responded by removing AI-generated music from its recommendation algorithm, effectively limiting their visibility to users. The discrepancy between upload volume and actual listening patterns reveals consumer preference remains firmly with human artists. With AI songs accounting for only 1-3 percent of total streams despite representing 44 percent of uploads, listeners actively avoid the algorithmically-generated content when given choices. The company positions its approach as setting an "industry standard" for handling AI music submissions. Other streaming platforms face similar challenges as AI music generation tools become increasingly accessible and sophisticated. This development reflects broader tensions in the music industry over artificial intelligence. Rights holders and artists have raised concerns about AI tools trained on existing music without permission, while platforms struggle to manage quality and authenticity. Deezer's filtering strategy appears effective at preventing AI songs from dominating user feeds, though the sheer volume of submissions suggests the platform requires ongoing moderation efforts. The situation highlights how streaming services must balance openness to new creators with protection against low-effort spam.