Overview
- The phony profile mirrored King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with tracks using identical lyrics and similar compositions, including a copy of “Rattlesnake.”
- Some uploads credited bandleader Stu Mackenzie as composer and lyricist, further mimicking official metadata.
- The artist page accumulated tens of thousands of streams and about 29,300 monthly listeners from a self-titled EP uploaded last month.
- Engadget reports the listings appeared to be removed after the discovery circulated, though the material had been live for weeks without detection.
- The episode follows Spotify’s September policies targeting impersonation while allowing AI music, and adds to prior reported clones and industry licensing deals that enable AI training.