Deezer recently announced a significant milestone in the realm of music streaming: AI-generated tracks now constitute 44% of all new music uploaded on its platform. The service is currently receiving approximately 75,000 AI-generated tracks daily, translating to over two million each month. Despite this impressive growth in uploads, the actual consumption of AI-generated music remains relatively low, accounting for only 1-3% of total streams. A staggering 85% of these streams are categorized as fraudulent and subsequently demonetized by Deezer.
The surge in AI-generated content is notable, especially considering Deezer’s statistics from previous months, where the platform received around 60,000 AI tracks daily in January—a rise from 50,000 in November and just 10,000 when the AI music detection tool was first introduced in early 2025. Tracks identified as AI-generated are automatically excluded from algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists, and Deezer announced it will no longer keep high-resolution versions of these tracks.
This announcement coincides with the recent success of an AI-generated song that topped iTunes charts across several countries, including the US, UK, France, and Canada. Deezer’s CEO, Alexis Lanternier, commented on the growing prevalence of AI music, emphasising the urgent need for the industry to protect artists’ rights and increase transparency for listeners. He noted that through their advanced technology and measures implemented over the past year, Deezer has been able to minimise AI-related fraud and payment dilution within streaming.
Supporting this initiative, a survey conducted last November revealed that 97% of participants struggled to distinguish between fully AI-generated music and music created by humans. Additionally, 52% of respondents felt that 100% AI-generated songs should not be included in charts alongside human-made tracks, while 80% believed that such music should be clearly marked for listeners.
Deezer became the first streaming service to tag AI content at the platform level in June 2025, innovating by tagging over 13.4 million AI tracks throughout that year. In February, the French streaming service Qobuz announced its plans to also tag AI-generated content, showing a shift towards greater transparency among platforms. Other major services like Spotify and Apple Music have adopted varied approaches, with some employing filters to identify lower-quality AI music while leaving transparency measures to the discretion of content distributors.
Overall, as the landscape of music streaming evolves, Deezer’s proactive stance reflects the growing intersection of technology and music, raising important discussions about the future of artistry and audience engagement in an increasingly AI-driven world.
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