Spotify Takes Down Fake AI Song Credited to Famous Country Singer Who's Been Dead for Years
AI can easily create songs and imitate certain styles, but in addition to copyright issues, that creates legal problems when AI pretends to be an existing artist. It's not clear what Syntax Error is exactly, but it's certainly not Blaze Foley, who was killed in 1989. The song and the album art accompanying it are fairly obviously AI-generated, drawing the ire of subscribers, as reported earlier by 404 Media.
It's not Spotify's first run-in with AI controversy. There's also the popular AI band The Velvet Sundown, which has already been banned from music contests after raising questions about the future of artificial music and threats to non-AI-powered musicians.
There are also reports that fake songs have appeared under the profiles of other real artists in Spotify, like Guy Clark.
"We flagged the issue to SoundOn, the distributor of the content in question, and it was swiftly removed," a Spotify spokesperson told us when CNET reached out to learn more. "This violates Spotify's policies and is not allowed. We take action against licensors and distributors who fail to police this kind of fraud, and those who commit repeated or egregious violations can and have been permanently removed from Spotify."
It seems like Spotify relies on third parties to prevent songs from being uploaded to the wrong artist profile, but questions remain on how this process works. Fans may soon have to start double-checking when a new song drops from popular artists they follow: Is it an AI fake or the real deal from a favorite band?
Lost Art Records, the company that manages Blake Foley's collection, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Syntax Error doesn't appear to exist outside of Spotify, and could not be reached for comment.
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