EntertainmentAINewsSpotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendationsSpotify has also made changes to its music recommendation system to highlight songs from human artists.Spotify has also made changes to its music recommendation system to highlight songs from human artists.by Emma RothOct 20, 2026, 2:18 PM UTCShareGiftIllustration by Nick Barclay / The VergePart OfAll the latest in AI ‘music’see all updates Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year. That’s according to an announcement on Tuesday, which says Spotify has also made changes to its recommendation system to highlight more music made by human artists.“Our editors hold the same standard and don’t program content identified as slop or spam,” Spotify says. “Since we made these changes, we’ve seen a marked decrease in listener concerns about this content showing up in recommendations.”Though Spotify has stopped short of mandating labels on all AI tracks, it launched an “AI Persona” badge for artists that use an AI identity and don’t represent a real person. It also won’t recommend music from AI personas.
Other music streaming platforms are taking a tougher stance on AI music, with YouTube Music putting labels on AI songs, Deezer giving users an option to filter out AI slop, and Bandcamp banning AI music entirely.RelatedAI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?Spotify says it uses a combination of listener engagement and feedback, upload patterns, metadata, and third-party AI detection tools to determine whether a track may be AI-generated slop. Last year, the company said it took down more than 75 million songs identified as spam. It’s also partnering with Universal Music Group and the independent music publisher Believe to launch a tool for creating AI music remixes.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Emma RothAIAppsEntertainmentMusicNewsSpotifyTechVibe coding is turning the music gear world upside downTerrence O’BrienOct 19YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songsStevie BonifieldOct 14DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuitTerrence O’BrienOct 10Most PopularApple teases MacBook Pro event next weekVibe coding is turning the music gear world upside downCoreWeave’s debt is becoming the whole AI industry’s problemA hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agentsElon Musk’s proposed SpaceX stock giveaway would go into ‘Trump Accounts’Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
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