AI-generated tracks exceed half of Deezer’s daily uploads

For the first time, artificial intelligence-generated music now accounts for more than half of all new tracks uploaded daily to the streaming service Deezer, the company reported on July 21, 2026. In June, the platform received nearly 90,000 fully AI-generated tracks each day, a volume representing over 50% of its daily music deliveries and marking a significant escalation in synthetic content flooding the service.

This milestone follows a rapid increase in AI uploads. In April 2026, Deezer reported approximately 75,000 AI tracks per day, constituting 44% of uploads. The figure stood at 30% in December 2025, indicating a steep monthly rise. The company, which has been tracking the trend since early 2025, stated it detected and tagged more than 13.4 million AI-generated tracks throughout that year.

In response to the surge, Deezer announced new measures to combat what it describes as a primary driver of streaming fraud, where mass uploads of low-quality AI music are used to game royalty systems. The platform will now systematically remove AI tracks used for fraudulent streaming and those that have not been streamed for at least six months. Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said the...