The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think. according to Music Business Worldwide
At first, everything appears to be in order. But it’s not.
The report says that MBW uncovered 13 examples of how AI-generated music released by fake artists is rapidly growing in popularity on music streaming services and focus on Spotify – mainly because of the transparency it offers when it comes to listening data.
Yet music from all of the artists named below is available on a range of streaming services, including Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and more.
Here goes: AI-rtist No.1.
Outlaw country act Aventhis is verified on Spotify – where just over a million (1.072M) listeners absorb his work each month.
He’s even popular enough to have one of those official Spotify-generated ‘THIS IS… Aventhis‘ playlists under his name.
And his music? It’s gaining traction, with the blues-soaked, 2025-released Mercy On My Grave racking up more than 2 million plays.
You already know what comes next, but that doesn’t make writing it feel any less depressing.
Aventhis isn’t real. Neither is his voice. He, and it, are both AI-generated.
Aventhis is not an outlaw of any kind. He’s a bot…
