No, AI music isn't taking over the world, as new Qobuz data proves — in fact, barely anyone's listening to fake music
And now, Qobuz has unveiled a feature which adds tags to music it detects was generated with AI. This goes further than Spotify's opt-in AI persona label, by highlighting real artists' slop tracks. Dre's new music, for example.This continues a run of anti-AI moves from streaming services such as Qobuz, Deezer and Tidal, which have all identified sentiment to slop at being overwhelmingly negative.
- ▪And now, Qobuz has unveiled a feature which adds tags to music it detects was generated with AI.
- ▪This goes further than Spotify's opt-in AI persona label, by highlighting real artists' slop tracks.
- ▪Dre's new music, for example.This continues a run of anti-AI moves from streaming services such as Qobuz, Deezer and Tidal, which have all identified sentiment to slop at being overwhelmingly negative.
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Audio Audio Streaming No, AI music isn't taking over the world, as new Qobuz data proves — in fact, barely anyone's listening to fake music News By Tom Bedford Published 24 September 2026 The war on AI continues (and Qobuz, at least, seems to be winning) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Qobuz) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter French streaming service Qobuz is introducing tags to denote AI-slop musicThe firm also shared stats on how many people engage with this kind of audioMeanwhile, Spotify wants you to use its new AI agent to listen to…
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