Spotify has announced that it has removed over 75 million songs identified as “slop or spam.” The company shared the figure in its October 20 newsletter, titled “One Year In: Putting Human Artistry First on Spotify.”
According to the newsletter, Spotify’s editors “hold the same standard and don’t program content identified as slop or spam.” The company said it identifies such content using “listener engagement and feedback, upload patterns, metadata, and information from multiple third-party AI detection tools.” A filter to help reduce AI-generated content has also been added to the service.
The company vowed to continue its mission to prioritize “more music made by authentic, human artists.” Other streamingStreamingListening to music or watching video on demand over the internet through platforms like Spotify and Netflix, rather than owning copies. Streaming has changed how artists earn and how audiencesGo to Streaming Glossary services had already taken action before the announcement.
In January, Bandcamp announced a ban on AI music on its platform. In March, Apple Music announced that it would begin labeling music created with AI. In June, TIDAL announced that AI music would be demonetized.
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Spotify says it has removed over 75 million songs identified as “slop or spam.” The company shared the figure in its October 20 newsletter.
The title of Spotify’s newsletter is “One Year In: Putting Human Artistry First on Spotify.”
Spotify says it uses “listener engagement and feedback, upload patterns, metadata, and information from multiple third-party AI detection tools.” It has also added a filter to help reduce AI-generated content on the service.
In January 2026, Bandcamp announced a ban on AI music on its platform.
In March 2026, Apple Music announced that it would begin labeling music created with AI. In June 2026, TIDAL announced that AI music would be demonetized.
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