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/jingowatt Jul 21 '25

Then why would you fucking continue with Spotify?

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

  1. This is something I've been personally conscious of for only 2 weeks.

  2. This isn't an issue exclusive to Spotify. AI slop is spreading everywhere.

  3. I will eventually switch to another service if they can guarantee no AI slop and I can find a way of transferring 8 years' worth of saved songs to another service.

  4. I have no intention of pirating music. I have a physical media collection but mostly listen to music on the move.

Deezer has been advertising that they will feature Ai music but label it appropriately. I don't think this will be foolproof as I'm a designer and use stock sites that promise to let you know of AI generated assets but they still slip through the cracks regardless.

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u/x_lincoln_x Jul 22 '25

I ripped all my CDs to ogg vorbis and copied them to my phone.

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u/it_snow_problem Jul 22 '25

Qobuz has higher hurdles for getting things listed on their library so I hope it's a bigger hurdle for slop, pays artists the most, and I haven't seen any ai tracks yet.

I also buy a lot of music now, mostly vinyl records, but qobuz has a digital music store if you're so inclined.

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u/offoutover Spotify Jul 22 '25

I used Soundiiz to transfer my libraries to another service. Cost a few bucks but it was quick and painless.