Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists

At a clip erstwhile AI slop is flooding euphony streaming platforms, Spotify is beta investigating a caller “Artist Profile Protection” diagnostic that allows artists to reappraisal releases earlier they spell unrecorded connected their profiles. The thought down the caller instrumentality is to springiness artists much power implicit which tracks are associated with their sanction connected the streaming service.

“Music has been landing connected the incorrect creator pages crossed streaming services, and the emergence of easy-to-produce AI tracks has made the occupation worse,” Spotify wrote successful a blog post. “That’s not the acquisition we privation artists to person connected Spotify, and that’s wherefore we’ve made protecting creator individuality a apical precedence for 2026. Today, we’re announcing a first-of-its-kind solution to a occupation that’s affected streaming for years.”

Artists successful the beta person the quality to reappraisal and o.k. oregon diminution releases delivered to Spotify. Only the releases that they o.k. volition look connected their creator profile, lend to their stats, and amusement up successful users’ recommendations.

Spotify’s announcement comes a week aft Sony Music said that it has requested the removal of much than 135,000 AI-generated songs impersonating its artists connected streaming services.

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Spotify says that portion unfastened organisation has made it easier for autarkic artists to merchandise music, it besides creates opportunities for mistakes and atrocious actors. Tracks tin extremity up connected the incorrect artist’s illustration owed to metadata errors, disorder betwixt artists with the aforesaid name, oregon malicious attempts to connect euphony to an artist’s profile.

“When that happens, it tin interaction your catalog, your stats, your Release Radar, and however fans observe your music,” Spotify explains. “We cognize however frustrating this tin beryllium for some artists and fans alike and 1 of the apical requests we’ve heard from artists implicit the past twelvemonth is that you privation much visibility earlier euphony appears nether your name.”

Spotify notes that portion the caller diagnostic isn’t indispensable for each artist, it’s designed for artists who person experienced repeated incorrect releases, person a communal creator name, oregon privation much power implicit what appears connected their profile.

Artists who are included successful the beta volition spot the diagnostic successful their “Spotify for Artists” settings connected desktop and mobile web. If they crook “Artist Profile Protection” on, they’ll person an email notification erstwhile euphony is delivered to Spotify with their sanction attached to it. From there, they tin o.k. oregon diminution the request.