Streaming platforms are being flooded with AI‑generated tracks falsely attributed to well‑known musicians, and current takedown/reporting mechanisms are slow or absent. This enables mass distribution of synthetic 'albums' that evade royalties and dilute artists' catalogs across multiple services.
— If true at scale, this shifts responsibility from individual bad actors to platform governance, copyright law, and the economics of music—affecting artists' income, estate rights, and cultural authenticity.
Ted Gioia
2026.03.09
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Author Ted Gioia documents specific fake releases on Spotify (Nat Adderley, Benny Green/Freddy Cole) plus a reader sample showing ~14% of a feed's suspect tracks and cross‑platform proliferation via SoundCloud and Tidal links.
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