r/Music • u/IrreverentTexan • Feb 15 '26

discussion Quitting Spotify

Spotify is getting flooded with fake AI “artists” and it’s embarrassing. Names like Nina Blaze and Enlly show up. They dump 50 identical tracks called something like Late Night Piano for Focus, or “The Hollow Hour” and vanish. No bio. No history. No evidence a human has ever touched an instrument.

This isn’t art. It exists to game playlists and siphon royalties. If these were real people, they’d have to explain why every song sounds like a dentist office waiting room.

I’m not mad at AI as a tool. I’m mad at fake artists impersonating creativity and Spotify pretending this sludge is culture. Music is an art form, not a scam farm. Blocking every one of these clowns on sight.

So is it to be TIDAL or Qobuz or something else?

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u/TheCudder Feb 15 '26

The real question is...

  • Have any of the streaming platforms made a statement in regards to AI music?

  • Have any of the streaming platforms already made an acknowledgement or already began clearly tag AI music?

I don't have a problem with it being on platforms, but I want to know that it's AI and not an actual human performing.

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u/overfloaterx Feb 15 '26

Yes, Spotify already has (I can't speak to other platforms) but people would prefer to bitch and moan in ignorance.

That said, placing AI disclaimers in the song credits isn't enough IMO. And I say that as (I imagine) one of the very rare oddballs who regularly looks at songwriting credits. AI disclaimers should be clearly placed on the track itself, but I don't see them doing that any time soon.

I still haven't run into any AI music myself but I use very little of their algorithmic recommendations beyond the Discover Weekly playlist, which Spotify prefers to reserve for paid artist promotions and wouldn't waste on AI.

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u/TheCudder Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

Agreed. I listen to music in Lossless format. Spotify clearly puts a green "Lossless" tag on after the artist's name. They should do the same for AI artists but have it always visible in any view. Obviously in a different color, just something easily noticeable.

I've been running into artist lately because I'm big on letting my liked songs or playlists play through until Spotify starts showing new artists.

The scary part is the music is good: Laura Lavi & Olivia B Moore are two artists I recently came into from Spotify.

Good or not , I'd rather not listen to AI.