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Jazz Composer Jason Moran Battles AI-Generated Fake EP

4/12/2026

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Moran Battles Fake Album

Jason Moran, a jazz composer, discovered a fake EP titled "For You" attributed to him on Spotify, which he does not use.
The album consists of AI-generated music, and Moran asked Spotify to remove it.
Spotify estimates 5%–10% of streams are fake, costing artists $1–2 billion annually, and has a new content-approval tool.
Yet Moran says the burden to police profiles remains, while the fake album later appeared on YouTube.

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Spotify Protects Artists

Spotify has launched Artist Profile Protection to stop AI-generated music misattributed to artists.
The feature lets artists approve or reject releases before they appear on their profiles.
Spotify removed 75 million spam tracks over the past year.
The policy is in beta with plans for wider rollout based on artist feedback.
Spotify has introduced an impersonation policy to address AI voice clones.

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Moran Battles Fake Album

Jason Moran, a jazz composer, discovered a fake EP titled "For You" attributed to him on Spotify, which he does not use.
The album consists of AI-generated music, and Moran asked Spotify to remove it.
Spotify estimates 5%–10% of streams are fake, costing artists $1–2 billion annually, and has a new content-approval tool.
Yet Moran says the burden to police profiles remains, while the fake album later appeared on YouTube.

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