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Spotify

20
Records
2024 to 2026
Years covered
6
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2024
3
2025
13
2026
4

Incident records20

Jul 2026Lorde criticizes Spotify's AI song descriptions for inaccurate informationWell documentedReliability and hallucinationPitchforkThe Hollywood ReporterRolling Stone+3Mar 2026Michael Smith Pleads Guilty to AI-Generated Music Streaming FraudConfirmedFraud, scams and manipulationBillboardRolling StoneMar 2026Sony removes 135,000 AI-generated deepfake songs impersonating artistsConfirmedIntellectual property and appropriationBBCThe A.V. ClubDigital Music NewsJan 2026AI voice cloning and copyright fraud target folk artist Murphy CampbellReportedIntellectual property and appropriationThe VergeMusic Business WorldwideDec 2025AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue accused of copying real artistsAllegedIntellectual property and appropriationMetal Injectionstereogum.comMusic Feeds+1Dec 2025Activist group claims to have scraped 86 million tracks from SpotifyConfirmedIntellectual property and appropriationThe GuardianDec 2025Spotify fails to detect King Gizzard AI impersonationsConfirmedMisinformation and synthetic mediafuturism.comthemusic.com.auNov 2025AI-generated disco version of Bulgarian song sold without permissionAllegedIntellectual property and appropriationВяра168 Часа | By 24 часа онлайнBlitz.bg+4Nov 2025AI-Generated Anti-Asylum Song Spreads in NetherlandsReportedHarmful and abusive contentBN/DeStemDe GelderlanderNov 2025Spotify sued over AI-generated fake streams inflating major artist play countsAllegedFraud, scams and manipulationLe Monde.frKultureGeek20minutes+2Nov 2025AI-Generated King Gizzard Knockoff Hosted on Spotify for WeeksConfirmedIntellectual property and appropriationFuturismengadgetSep 2025Deezer reports 28% of uploaded music is fully AI-generatedConfirmedIntellectual property and appropriationMyJoyOnline.comNME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COMAug 2025AI-generated fake songs registered under artists' names on streaming platformsReportedIntellectual property and appropriationChosunbiz연합뉴스Jul 2025Spotify publishes AI-generated songs on deceased artists' pages without permissionReportedIntellectual property and appropriationConsequenceNME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COMJul 2025AI-generated fake albums fraudulently uploaded under real artists' names on streaming platformsReportedIntellectual property and appropriationOrange ActualitésinfobaeMay 2025Spotify's recommendation algorithms degrade, flooding users with irrelevant contentReportedGovernance, accountability and labourEL PAÍSBusiness InsiderApr 2025Music sector battles AI-generated deepfake songsReportedIntellectual property and appropriationaawsat.comمركز الاتحاد للأخبارSep 2024Music producer pleads guilty to streaming fraud with AI-generated songsConfirmedFraud, scams and manipulationroutenote.comvariety.comSep 2024Musician charged with $10 million streaming fraud using AI-generated songsConfirmedFraud, scams and manipulationVarietyRolling StoneU.S. News & World Report+2Aug 2024AI-generated song with racist lyrics reaches German Spotify top 50Well documentedHarmful and abusive contentThe GuardianPCMag UKLe Huffington Post+4