Tushar Mehta / Android Authority
AI slop has invaded almost every corner of the internet, from social media sites to popular platforms like YouTube. Music streaming services aren’t safe either, with AI-generated music making it onto platforms like Spotify, YouTube Music, and Deezer.
Deezer noted on its blog in September 2025 that 28% of daily uploads on its platform are AI-generated. Meanwhile, Spotify and YouTube users have bemoaned the flood of AI-generated artists on their playlists. While Spotify does not provide exact figures for how much AI-generated music accounts for its content, confirmed AI artists have racked up millions of monthly listeners on the platform — outperforming many indie bands and artists.
So if you’d prefer that your money goes towards real people, how can you spot AI music on Spotify? There’s no single red flag that will give it away (unless the creator confirms it), but a combination of these features points to AI involvement.
Have you encountered AI music on Spotify? 24 votes Yes. 42 % No. 33 % I'm not sure. 21 % I suspect I have, but haven't proven it. 4 %
1. Superhuman output
There are a variety of factors that contribute to how prolific an artist or band is. My favorite band, Badflower, releases an album every few years, with the occasional single and EP in between. But AI bands and artists usually release multiple albums within the span of months or even weeks.
For example, The Devil Inside, an AI project with nearly 200,000 monthly listeners, released 13 albums in 2025. The Velvet Sundown, another confirmed AI band, falls on the more conservative side of the spectrum, having released three albums in its first year on the platform (2025). Aventhis, an AI artist with over 1.2 million monthly listeners, also released three albums in 2025, though some appear to have been removed from the platform.
AI artists have a much higher output than real musicians, with low-output AI rivalling even the most prolific human artists.
This kind of output rivals even the most prolific human artists. There are exceptions, of course, because James Brown existed and released five albums in 1968. But if I’m in doubt, I also look at the years that they released their albums.
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