Overview

• Spotify removed AI-generated songs like “Together” from Blaze Foley’s page after flagging them under its Deceptive Content policy.
• The platform traced the uploads to TikTok-owned distributor SoundOn and a phantom entity called Syntax Error that claimed copyright.
• Loss Art Records and other estates criticized the lack of verification steps that allowed AI music to bypass label and estate approval.
• Deepfake detection firm Reality Defender reported a high probability that the removed tracks were AI-generated.
• Rights holders are pressing Spotify to implement technical safeguards requiring estate or label sign-off before songs appear on official artist pages.