Deezer is doubling down on its fight against AI-generated music spam, and this time it’s not keeping the solution to itself.
After rolling out an AI detection tool last year that automatically tags fully AI-generated songs, Deezer is now offering that technology to other streaming platforms. The goal is straightforward: curb the surge of AI uploads, reduce fraudulent streaming activity, and bring more transparency to what listeners are actually hearing—while making sure real musicians and songwriters aren’t pushed aside by artificial content designed to game the system.
The move comes as the volume of AI-made music continues to explode. Deezer says it now receives around 60,000 AI tracks every day, bringing its total number of AI-detected songs to roughly 13.4 million. That’s a massive leap from mid-2024, when fully AI-generated music accounted for 18% of daily uploads and had just crossed the 20,000-tracks-per-day mark.
Even more alarming is what happens after those tracks are uploaded. Deezer reports that about 85% of streams tied to fully AI-generated tracks are considered fraudulent. In other words, a large share of the activity around these songs isn’t coming from genuine listeners—it’s coming from manipulation tactics intended to inflate stream counts and siphon revenue.
Deezer says its detection system can identify AI-generated music produced by major generative platforms such as Suno and Udio. Once a track is flagged as fully AI-generated, Deezer keeps it out of algorithmic and editorial recommendations, preventing it from being boosted to listeners through automated discovery features. The platform also demonetizes these tracks and excludes them from the royalty pool, positioning the policy as a way to protect fair compensation for human creators.
According to Deezer, the tool achieves 99.8% accuracy.
Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier has said interest from the industry has been strong, with multiple companies already completing successful tests. One example is Sacem, the French collective management organization representing more than 300,000 music creators and publishers, including major names like David Guetta and DJ Snake. Deezer hasn’t shared specific pricing details, noting that costs vary depending on the type of agreement.
This push arrives at a moment when the wider music business is wrestling with two connected issues: how AI models are trained and how AI-generated music can be used to commit streaming fraud. Copyright concerns continue to grow around the use of existing songs and recordings to train generative systems. At the same time, streaming manipulation has become more visible, including a high-profile 2024 case in which a North Carolina musician was charged after allegedly using AI-generated tracks and bots to generate billions of fake streams—leading to more than $10 million in stolen royalties.
AI-only acts have also shown how quickly automated music can rack up real listener numbers and attention, raising questions about what “artist discovery” means in an era when content can be produced at industrial scale.
Different platforms are choosing different approaches. Bandcamp has taken a strict stance by banning AI-generated music entirely. Spotify has updated its policies to address the rise of AI tracks, clarifying how AI can be used in production, taking steps to reduce spam, and explicitly prohibiting unauthorized voice cloning.
Meanwhile, parts of the traditional music industry are moving toward licensing and partnership models with AI music companies. Major labels have resolved legal disputes with Suno and Udio, and deals with large AI startups have been framed as a way to ensure artists and songwriters are compensated when their work is used in AI training.
Deezer, however, has been signaling for some time that it wants stronger safeguards. In 2024, it became the first music streaming platform to sign a global statement on AI training, aligning itself with prominent creatives calling for responsible use of human-made work in AI development.
By making its AI music detection tool available to other streaming services, Deezer is effectively challenging the industry to treat AI transparency and anti-fraud defenses as core infrastructure—not optional add-ons. If more platforms adopt similar detection, labeling, and monetization rules, it could reshape how AI-generated tracks are handled, reduce the incentive for streaming scams, and help ensure that human artists keep their place at the center of music discovery.
