Deezer Rolls Out Free Cross-Platform AI-Music Detector

On 11 June 2026, French streaming service Deezer launched a free online tool that scans playlists on 20 streaming platforms—including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and Amazon Music—and flags tracks generated by AI models. The service works in 27 languages and requires only permission to read a user’s playlists.

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AI-generated songs have flooded streaming catalogs, raising copyright and fraud concerns. Deezer began tagging fully synthetic tracks on its own platform in early 2025, becoming the first major service to do so. It later licensed the detection technology to France’s collecting society Sacem and Hungary’s rights body EJI.

After licensing its AI detection tech to the music industry, Deezer now lets listeners scan their own playlists for AI-generated tracks

Deezer reports roughly 75,000 AI-generated tracks uploaded daily, representing about 44 % of new music deliveries. Over 13.4 million such tracks were tagged in 2025. AI tracks account for only 1-3 % of total streams, yet up to 85 % of those streams were flagged as fraudulent and excluded from royalty payouts.

Deezer Launches Free AI Music Detector for Playlists

The scanner looks for frequency artifacts—distinct spectral peaks—typical of generative models such as Suno and Udio. Deezer claims a detection accuracy of 99.8 %. After a user authorises access, the tool imports playlists, analyses each track, and presents a list of flagged items with an optional share button.

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CEO Alexis Lanternier said the launch “makes it possible for everyone to check if their playlists include synthetic music, no matter which streaming platform they use,” adding that “a vast majority of people want to know if AI music is being recommended to them.” Apple Music’s optional “Transparency Tags” and Spotify’s voluntary labeling, “Verified” badges and AI-cover tool illustrate alternative industry approaches that rely on artist-driven disclosure rather than Deezer’s automated detection and removal.

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Sources differ on AI-generated upload share—44 % versus 39 %—and on daily counts, ranging from 60,000 to 75,000 tracks. Independent verification of the 85 % fraud-flag rate is lacking.

Deezer turns its internal AI music detector into a free public tool that works on Spotify, Apple Music, and 18 other platforms

• “By detecting and tagging AI generated music over the past year and a half, Deezer has been at the forefront of transparency in music streaming,” — Alexis Lanternier, CEO, Deezer

After licensing its AI detection tech to the music industry, Deezer now lets listeners scan their own playlists for AI-generated tracks

• “The consumer pitch leans on a Deezer-commissioned survey published in November, which found that 97% of respondents could not tell fully AI-generated tracks from human-made music in a blind listening test.” — Deezer-Ipsos survey

After licensing its AI detection tech to the music industry, Deezer now lets listeners scan their own playlists for AI-generated tracks

• “Deezer has found that up to 85% of the streams generated by fully AI-generated tracks were in fact fraudulent in 2025.” — Deezer data

Deezer Launches Free AI Music Detector for Playlists

Deezer is weighing supplier-policy updates and possible demonetization of synthetic tracks while promoting its detection stack to rights organisations. The company notes that industry pressure could prompt competitors to adopt comparable transparency tools.

Deezer launches free AI music detector that scans Spotify and Apple Music playlists