
Spotify to label AI Persona profiles and cut them from recommendations
Starting mid-September, AI-generated artists get a badge and lose default placement in editorial and algorithmic recommendations.
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Starting mid-September, AI-generated artists get a badge and lose default placement in editorial and algorithmic recommendations.

The French streamer will delist AI tracks unstreamed for six months as uploads hit 90,000 per day in June 2026.

Fully AI-generated tracks lose royalties starting today and get a label on July 15th, but they stay on the platform.

The streaming service will tag 100% AI tracks, block royalties, and bar direct-to-fan sales — a sharper line than Spotify or Apple Music.

After rivals declined to license the tech, Deezer is letting listeners scan playlists across 20 platforms for synthetic tracks.

Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. says every recent session has involved AI, even as Grammy rules still bar AI music from top honors.

A seven-year-old reggae track topped iTunes in six countries this week. The band says it isn't getting paid for any of the four viral AI versions.

Deezer demonetized 85% of AI streams and Spotify pulled 75 million spam tracks, but neither will block generative music outright.
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