r/Music • u/ebradio • Jul 21 '25

music Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission

https://www.404media.co/spotify-publishes-ai-generated-songs-from-dead-artists-without-permission/
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u/Dead-O_Comics Jul 21 '25

I'm about halfway through my Discover Weekly for this week, so far 3 songs are AI generated.

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u/5DollarWatch Jul 21 '25

How can you tell when it's AI generated and when it's just.. mid?

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u/Dead-O_Comics Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25

I've replied to someone else with examples, but the artwork is a simple template, the songs are formless and they have no ending..

Have a listen if you are so inclined. Make sure to block the 'artist' afterwards.

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u/affore Jul 21 '25

How did they make to Disover Weekly?

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u/BillsInATL Jul 22 '25

Spotify is pushing AI music on its listeners so they dont have to pay real, living artists the royalties.

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u/cmackchase Jul 22 '25

Spotify put them there.

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u/evil__gnome Jul 21 '25

If I'm not sure, I Google the artist and see first if they have social media/a website and if they do, if those feel authentic. I primarily listen to metal so I'm not sure if this is true for other genres, but a big tell for me is absolutely zero talk of upcoming shows or photos from recent shows. Metal bands are always doing live shows, even if they're just playing to the same 15 people in the same dive bar - if it's not a one man band deal (and they usually make it clear if that's the case), it is super suspicious that you're releasing music and not even doing a hometown release party.

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u/WgXcQ Jul 22 '25

It's like pre-chewed gum instead of just a gum flavour you find meh.