Deezer Launches AI Music Detection Tool That Identifies AI-Generated Songs on Spotify and Apple Music

Key Takeaways

→ Free web tool scans playlists across 20 streaming platforms, from Spotify and Apple Music to SoundCloud and YouTube Music

→ Supports 27 languages and lets users share detection results

→ 44 percent of Deezer's daily uploads are now AI-generated, roughly 75,000 tracks a day

→ AI-generated music attracts just 1-3 percent of streams, with about 85 percent flagged as fraudulent and demonetized

→ CEO Alexis Lanternier said Deezer made the tool public because no other streaming company has followed its transparency lead

Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that scans playlists from other streaming services and identifies AI-generated tracks. Announced June 11, 2026, the tool supports 27 languages across 20 platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music — marking the strongest consumer-facing move yet from streaming’s most aggressive opponent of synthetic music.

A Detector for Every Platform

To use it, listeners visit Deezer’s AI music detector website, choose their streaming service, and grant access to their playlists. The tool then scans the imported library, flags AI-generated content, and lets users share the findings. The company framed the launch as a transparency play: it has spent the past year and a half detecting and tagging synthetic tracks inside its own service, and decided to open that capability to everyone regardless of where they stream.

Why Deezer Built It

AI music has flooded streaming, and most platforms have yet to ship detection tools. Deezer’s own numbers put the scale in perspective:

44 percent of all new music uploaded daily is AI-generated
Roughly 75,000 AI-generated tracks land on the platform each day
Listening is concentrated: these tracks pull just 1-3 percent of total streams
About 85 percent of those streams are flagged as fraudulent and demonetized

Rivals such as Apple Music and Spotify have leaned on tagging labels; Deezer instead removes AI tracks from recommendations, excludes them from editorial playlists, and since January has licensed its detection technology to other platforms.

What Comes Next

CEO Alexis Lanternier said no other company has followed Deezer’s lead, which is why the tool went public. Deezer is now weighing stricter supplier policies and content removal — a path Bandcamp already took when it banned AI music outright earlier this year.

What This Means

For artists, the tool offers a way to audit where their work competes against synthetic music; for platforms, it raises the question of why detection is still something a single streamer must pioneer. Deezer has turned anti-AI music into a brand position — and a competitive answer to the platforms everyone else still buys into.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Deezer's AI music detector work?

Users go to Deezer's AI music detector website, pick their streaming service, and allow the tool to read their playlists. Deezer then scans the imported playlists, flags tracks it identifies as AI-generated, and offers an option to share the results.

Which platforms does the Deezer detector support?

The detector works with 20 of the most popular music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music, and supports 27 languages.

How much AI music is being uploaded to Deezer?

Deezer reported that 44 percent of all new music uploaded daily is AI-generated — nearly 75,000 tracks each day, over two million per month. Only 1-3 percent of total streams come from these tracks, and about 85 percent of that listening is flagged as fraudulent and demonetized.

Is the Deezer AI detector tool free?

Yes. The tool is free to use on Deezer's website, and Deezer also began offering its AI detection technology to rival platforms in January 2026 so other services can take a stance against AI-generated music.