According to a Financial Times report, Spotify has removed 7% of all songs created by AI music startup Boomy, amounting to “tens of thousands” of songs. Spotify is said to be ramping up its policing of the platform after receiving complaints of fraud and clutter on the platform. Music industry giant Universal Music Group (UMG) alerted streaming service providers of “suspicious streaming activity” on Boomy tracks, and ultimately, the songs were removed due to the suspected “artificial streaming” of bots posing as listeners. While music industry giants are fighting to control AI, other artists such as Grimes are championing the technology.
