AI-generated songs have been uploaded to Spotify pages of deceased artists, including Blaze Foley and Guy Clark. Blaze Foley's song, titled "Together," was described as a slow country song but deemed not representative of his style by the owner of his record label. Spotify removed the song for violating its Deceptive Content policy, attributing initial blame to the music distributor SoundOn. Additionally, a band called The Velvet Sundown gained popularity before revealing their music was entirely created by AI, showcasing a growing trend of AI involvement in music distribution.
One of these tracks, titled "Together," was uploaded last week to the Spotify page of the late country singer Blaze Foley, who was murdered in 1989. Though it has since been taken down, 404 Media's Emanuel Maiberg described the tune as "vaguely" sounding "like a new, slow country song."
Craig McDonald, the owner of the record label that distributes all of Foley's music and manages his Spotify page, said the song sounded like it was made by "an AI schlock bot" and that it was "not anywhere near Blaze's style, at all."
When contacted for comment, Spotify said it had removed "Together" for violating its "Deceptive Content policy," but put the initial blame on the music distributor SoundOn.
This is just the latest instance of AI-generated music on Spotify. Recently, a band called The Velvet Sundown racked up more than a million streams before admitting to being fully AI-generated.
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