AI-generated music exceeds half of Deezer’s daily uploads

Deezer said it received nearly 90 000 fully AI-generated tracks per day during the month, with AI-created material making up more than 50% of new music delivered to the service on some days. The figure represents an increase from April, when the platform reported receiving about 75 000 AI-generated tracks a day, equivalent to 44% of daily uploads.

The latest figures follow a sharp increase documented by Music In Africa in November 2025, when Deezer said fully AI-generated music accounted for 34% of its daily uploads. At the time, the platform was receiving more than 50 000 AI-generated tracks each day, compared with 30 000 in September, 20 000 in April and 10 000 in January 2025.

Deezer said the growth in AI-generated uploads has been accompanied by concerns over fraudulent streaming and the dilution of royalties paid to human artists. The company estimates that fully AI-generated music currently accounts for between 1% and 3% of all streams on its platform, while as much as 85% of streams generated by such tracks were fraudulent in 2025.

The platform said it removes manipulated streams from royalty calculations and has so far excluded fully AI-generated tracks from algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists. It now plans to remove generative AI tracks used to inflate streams fraudulently, as well as AI-generated content that has not received a stream for six months or longer.

“Deezer has been at the frontline of fighting fraud and reducing payment dilution related to AI music for almost two years,” Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier. “Now that half of all daily uploads are AI-generated tracks, we are taking additional steps to safeguard the rights of artists and songwriters, while maintaining focus on music that fans actually love.”

He added: “We have reached a pivotal moment, but we have the technology to keep track of the development, and an ambition to do what's right. If the industry can align and come together to create shared standards, we can build a healthy and sustainable music ecosystem, where great music wins.”

Deezer introduced its proprietary AI detection system in early 2025 and began explicitly labelling fully AI-generated music in June that year. The company said its technology can identify music created using generative AI models including Suno and Udio. It detected and tagged more than 13.4 million AI-generated tracks during 2025 and has begun licensing its detection technology to other organisations in the music industry.

The company has also applied for two patents covering its AI detection technology. Deezer said the patents were published by the European Union and US patent offices in June 2026.

The increase in AI-generated music has fuelled calls for greater transparency across streaming platforms. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) are backing an industry-wide initiative to introduce labels distinguishing between fully AI-generated and AI-assisted music. Under the proposed framework, tracks would be identified as either “AI-generated” or “AI-assisted”, with the system relying on voluntary declarations from artists, labels and distributors.

Other streaming services have also introduced measures targeting AI-generated music. TIDAL announced in June that it would label fully AI-generated tracks and prevent them from generating royalties, while Qobuz and Apple Music have introduced their own AI labelling systems.

Deezer has cited research suggesting that listeners want greater transparency around AI-generated content. An Ipsos survey of 9 000 people across eight countries found that 97% of respondents could not distinguish between fully AI-generated and human-made music in a blind test. The survey also found that 80% believed fully AI-generated music should be clearly labelled, while 73% of music streaming users said they wanted to know when platforms were recommending AI-generated tracks.

The rise of synthetic music has also raised wider concerns about the potential impact of AI on creators and copyright. Deezer has cited research by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) and PMP Strategy estimating that nearly a quarter of creators' revenues could be at risk by 2028, potentially amounting to €4 billion.

The rapid growth of AI-generated uploads has become a growing issue for streaming platforms as they seek to distinguish legitimate creative uses of artificial intelligence from low-quality content, spam and streaming fraud. For Deezer, the latest figures mark a significant escalation in the volume of synthetic music entering the service and add to pressure on the wider industry to establish common standards for identifying and managing AI-generated content.