Deezer says nearly half of all new music uploaded to its site is AI generated — and it's calling on Spotify and other streaming giants to do more about it

Deezer's stripping AI music of hi-res quality, too

20 Apr 2026, 15:03 by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/rowan-davies · TechRadar

News By Rowan Davies published 20 April 2026

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Deezer says the number of AI-generated songs on its site is still growing
Now, 44% of all uploads have been detected as AI-generated
As part of its anti-AI plan, Deezer will longer store hi-res versions of AI tracks

There’s one key feature that separates Deezer from the slew of the other best music streaming services out there, and that’s its transparency on AI-generated music.

The number of AI uploads is only getting bigger, says the French platform, having grown from just over 30% of all uploads in December 2025, to 44% now — and the company wants giants such as Spotify to join in and do something about it.

Deezer is doubling down on its combat against AI slop, and will no longer store hi-res versions of these tracks. In a statement, CEO Alexis Lanternier said, “Thanks to our technology and the proactive measures we put in place more than a year ago, we have shown that it’s possible to reduce AI-related fraud and payment dilution in streaming to a minimum”.

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Lanternier then urged rival platforms to take similar measures, adding “Since January, we have made our detection technology available for licensing, and we’re looking forward to seeing industry peers of all kinds join us in the fight for fairness in the age of AI”.

Deezer rolled out its own AI-detection tool in January 2025, aiming to flag music that’s completely AI-generated and increase trust and transparency with subscribers. It even went the distance and made its flagship technology available to its rivals earlier this year.

Stop the slop (can't stop the slop)

To dig down into the numbers a little more, at the end of last year Deezer said that up to 34% of new music uploads were fully AI-generated, tagging over 13.4 million songs in 2025. Now, that number has shot up to a frightening 44%, which equates to roughly 75,000 a day, or more than 2 million AI-generated uploads each month.

Though that’s a rather alarming stat in itself, what’s arguably more worrying is that a large majority of users have stated they can’t distinguish AI-generated music from human-made music, which is a testament to how fast these technologies are evolving.

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