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75,000 AI-generated tracks now flood Deezer daily, representing 44% of all new music uploaded to the platform, says streamer - Music Business Worldwide

44%. That's the share of new music on Deezer that's now AI-generated—and most of it is fraudulent.

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Why it matters

AI-generated content is flooding music platforms at scale, creating systemic fraud and quality control challenges that will force streaming services to rethink upload policies, artist economics, and platform governance.

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  1. 75,000 AI-generated tracks uploaded to Deezer daily

  2. 44% of all new music uploads to Deezer are AI-generated

  3. Most AI-generated streams flagged as fraudulent

  4. Published April 20, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: 75,000 AI-generated tracks now flood Deezer daily, representing 44% of all new music uploaded to the platform, says streamer Music Business Worldwide Deezer: AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new uploaded music Deezer Newsroom Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are…
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