Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others
Deezer launched a free detector that scans playlists from major streaming services for AI-generated songs.
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Deezer says its new tool lets listeners import playlists from platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music, then checks them for synthetic tracks. The launch fits Deezer’s broader push to label AI music, keep it out of recommendations, and limit fraud.
Deezer made a tool that works like a metal detector for songs. It checks playlists from other music apps and points out songs made by computers instead of people.
Analysis
What Deezer launched
Deezer introduced a free online AI music detector that scans playlists imported from other services and flags tracks it believes are AI-generated. The tool supports 27 languages and works with 20 of the most popular platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music.
Why Deezer is doing this
The company says it has spent the past year and a half detecting and tagging AI-generated music. Unlike rivals such as Apple Music and Spotify, which have taken more of a tagging approach, Deezer says it removes AI tracks from recommendations and keeps them out of editorial playlists. It has also started offering its detection technology to other platforms.
CEO Alexis Lanternier said Deezer wanted to make it possible for people to check playlists “no matter which streaming platform they use,” according to the company’s statement. Deezer is also weighing further policy changes, including supplier-policy updates or content removal.
The scale Deezer says it is seeing
The launch comes as Deezer says AI-generated music has become a major share of what gets uploaded to its service. The company says 44% of all new music uploaded to Deezer is AI-generated, roughly 75,000 tracks a day, or more than two million a month. Even so, Deezer says AI music accounts for only 1% to 3% of total streams, and about 85% of those streams are flagged as fraudulent and demonetized.
The story is less about one app feature than about a bigger industry problem: streaming platforms are being forced to decide how to identify synthetic music, how to label it, and whether to promote it at all.
Key points
- Deezer launched a free AI music detector for playlists imported from major streaming platforms.
- The tool supports 27 languages and works with services including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music.
- Deezer says it already tags AI music, removes it from recommendations, and excludes it from editorial playlists.
- The company says 44% of new music uploaded to Deezer is AI-generated, or about 75,000 tracks a day.
- Deezer says about 85% of AI-music streams it sees are fraudulent and are demonetized.
If the tool works well, listeners may get more transparency about what is in their playlists. Deezer’s approach could also push other streaming services to add clearer detection and labeling, which might reduce fraud and confusion.
The detector may not catch every AI-made track, especially as generators improve. If streaming platforms handle the issue differently, artists, listeners, and labels could still face confusion over what gets promoted, paid, or removed.
