Spotify Launches Artist Profile Protection Beta

Spotify announced a new beta feature on Monday called Artist Profile Protection, designed to empower musicians by allowing them to review and approve releases before they appear on their profiles, addressing the growing issue of unauthorized AI-generated tracks flooding streaming platforms.

The opt-in tool, available now to select artists through Spotify for Artists on desktop and mobile web, sends email notifications when new music is submitted under an artist's name. Artists or their team administrators can then approve or decline the release. Approved tracks will integrate into the artist's profile, contribute to streaming statistics, and influence user recommendations like Release Radar and Discover Weekly. Declined submissions will not appear on Spotify, though they may still launch on other services. To streamline legitimate uploads, Spotify provides an "artist key," a unique code that trusted distributors can include in metadata for automatic approval.

This initiative responds to widespread concerns over AI's role in music creation. Over the past year, fraudulent tracks have proliferated, often due to metadata errors, similar artist names, or deliberate impersonation....