Spotify finally has new feature to flag AI artists after months of requests

Spotify announced on August 11 that it will begin labeling AI-generated artists and tracks with an 'AI Persona' badge starting mid-September, following months of subscriber requests. The badge will signal that an artist's identity may be AI-generated, and users will not see music from AI Personas in personalized recommendations unless they follow them. Spotify also requires profiles receiving the badge to be transparent about their AI-generated nature.

Spotify has confirmed that it will start to label AI music with a new tag after months of requests from subscribers. As Artificial Intelligence has crept into everyday life, it has affected quite a few industries more than others. That includes music, with AI-generated tracks and fake bands popping up on different platforms. Spotify has had to crack down on AI-generated songs from deceased artists being uploaded, but fans have routinely criticized the streaming service https://www.dexerto.com/music/spotify-wont-penalise-ai-songs-as-they-take-over-playlists-3305044/ for recommending other AI tracks in their weekly playlist. Some have long asked Spotify to either get rid of the fake artists altogether, or give users a filter that would allow them to ignore it anyway. And well, those calls have finally been heard. Spotify will identify AI artists with AI persona label On August 11, the streaming platform announced that they will start to flag AI-generated artists and tracks with an ‘AI Persona’ badge, so you know you’re not listening to a real person. “Listeners have been clear in telling us that they don’t like seeing an artist profile that seems human, only to find out that the persona is AI-generated. That’s why, starting mid-September, you’ll begin to see an AI Persona badge on some artist profiles,” Spotify said https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-08-11/ai-persona-badges-transparency/ . “The badge signals to listeners that an artist’s identity may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person. Alongside artist profiles that self-disclose as AI Personas, we will also start applying badges to relevant profiles.” Spotify also said that users “won’t see any music from AI Personas in your personalized recommendations, unless you follow AI Personas,” but profiles receiving the badge will have to be “transparent” in admitting that they are AI-generated. The platform does have a badge for ‘verified’ humans too. https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/spotify-adds-verified-badge-for-human-artists-amid-ai-music-boom-3359095/ Related Some artists have taken pride in using AI to shoot up the charts, https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-artist-flies-up-spotify-charts-with-millions-of-listeners-as-no-one-realizes-shes-not-real-3304264/ with some even getting massive record deals off the back of the streaming success. https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-musician-signs-multi-million-dollar-deal-with-live-performance-in-the-works-3253114/ Spotify has also started testing a ‘Skip Ahead’ https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/spotify-responds-as-new-ad-skip-tool-feared-a-significant-threat-to-podcasts-3396725/ button for podcasts, allowing premium subscribers to jump forward on intros and ad segments.