Deezer disclosed on May 4 that 44 percent of all songs uploaded to its platform—around 75,000 daily—are AI-generated, up sharply from 10 percent in January and 28 percent last September. Despite this surge, the tracks account for just 1-3 percent of listening time, thanks to detection tools that flag 85 percent for demonetization and exclude them from recommendations.
The French streaming service's figures mark a rapid increase, with AI uploads now dominating new content. Deezer launched its patent-pending AI-detection tool in January 2025, flagging 13.4 million such tracks across the year and reaching about 2 million monthly at current rates. The technology, with a false positive rate below 0.01 percent, identifies content from generators like Suno and Udio, labels it transparently, excludes it from algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists, and strips high-resolution quality. Around 85 percent of detected AI tracks are demonetized due to suspected fraud aimed at diluting royalties through artificial streams. Deezer licenses the system to third parties.
CEO Alexis Lanternier stated: “AI-generated music is now far from a marginal phenomenon and as daily deliveries keep increasing, we hope the whole music ecosystem will join us in taking action to help safeguard artists’ rights and promote transparency for fans.” He added: “Thanks to our technology and the proactive measures we put in place more than a year ago, we have shown that it’s possible to reduce AI-related fraud and payment dilution in streaming to a minimum,” while calling for platforms like Spotify to bolster defenses.
A November study by Deezer and Ipsos across eight countries with 9,000 respondents found 97 percent of listeners could not distinguish AI tracks from human-made ones. Reactions included 52 percent feeling uncomfortable, 71 percent shocked, only 19 percent trusting AI music, and 51 percent worrying about low-quality output.
