Deezer is building an optional filter that will remove AI-generated tracks, albums and related artists from a listener’s search results. The streaming service expects to release the control before the end of 2026 rather than imposing one policy on every user.
The feature responds to both customer demand and a sharp rise in synthetic uploads. A Deezer survey found that about 45 percent of its customers wanted a way to remove AI music from their feeds. When the company introduced detection tools last year, generated tracks represented 10 percent of daily uploads. By July 2026, Deezer counted an average of 90,000 such tracks each day, more than half of all new uploads.
The filter depends on Deezer’s own detection and therefore cannot guarantee that every generated track is identified or that human-made music is never mislabeled. The company has not yet detailed how users or artists can challenge a classification.
Music services are taking different approaches to the same issue. Bandcamp bans AI tracks, Tidal has removed monetization for uploaders of generated music, and Spotify emphasizes labels for AI tracks and artists. Deezer’s toggle gives listeners a direct choice, but initially affects discovery through search; the announcement does not say that already saved music or every recommendation surface will be purged.