Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others
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- Deezer introduced a free online AI music detector that scans playlists from 20 streaming platforms and supports 27 languages.
- Deezer removes AI‑generated tracks from its recommendations and editorial playlists, and is now offering its detection technology to rival platforms.
- Alexis Lanternier said Deezer has led transparency by detecting and tagging AI music for a year and a half, and the new tool lets anyone check their playlists for synthetic songs.
- Deezer reported that 44% of new music uploaded to its service is AI‑generated, with about 75,000 AI tracks added daily and over two million per month.
- Deezer noted that AI‑generated music accounts for only 1‑3% of total streams, while roughly 85% of those streams are flagged as fraudulent and demonetized.
- Deezer is weighing future actions such as updating supplier policies or removing AI content, following Bandcamp’s recent ban on AI music.
Why it matters: Listeners gain a transparent way to spot synthetic songs across 20 services, while Deezer cements its role as a leader in AI‑music moderation; the 85% fraud flagging means AI‑track creators lose revenue on the modest 1‑3% of streams they earn.
