# Deezer to purge fake and fraudulent AI tracks as uploads pass 50%

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/deezer-says-daily-delivery-of-fully-ai-music-reaches-more-than-50-for-the-first-time/
- Published: 2026-07-21T14:32:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T20:47:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/deezer-50-percent-daily-song-uploads-fully-ai-generated/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Music, Technology, TV

## Key points

- Fully AI tracks now over 50% of Deezer's daily uploads, ~90,000 songs.
- Deezer will delete AI tracks tied to fraud or unstreamed for 6+ months.
- Up to 85% of streams on AI tracks were previously found fraudulent.

## Summary

Deezer has confirmed that fully AI-generated tracks made up more than half of all daily song uploads on its platform for the first time, peaking above 50% in June 2026, roughly 90,000 tracks. In response, the French streaming service has settled on tougher measures: it will remove any AI track suspected of being used in streaming fraud, along with AI tracks left unstreamed for six months or more, as part of an effort to protect artists' and songwriters' royalties amid the surge in synthetic content.

The move caps off an 18-month escalation in Deezer's AI-detection efforts, which began in January 2025 when AI-generated uploads stood at just 10% of the daily total; the company says it has since flagged over 13.4 million fully AI-generated tracks. Deezer has previously found that up to 85% of streams on such tracks were fraudulent, with manipulated streams already excluded from royalty payments, and detected songs barred from algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists. Its detection tool only catches 100% AI-generated recordings from models such as Suno and Udio, not partially AI-assisted music, and CEO Alexis Lanternier called for industry-wide standards to build a "healthy and sustainable" music ecosystem.

## Coverage

- [Billboard: Deezer to purge fake and fraudulent AI tracks as uploads pass 50%](https://www.billboard.com/pro/deezer-50-percent-daily-song-uploads-fully-ai-generated/)
- [Music Business Worldwide: 90,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – passing half of new music uploads for the first time](https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/90000-ai-tracks-flood-deezer-daily-passing-half-of-new-music-uploads-for-the-first-time/)

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