Qobuz Introduces In-App AI Tagging
This tag is found at the release level in the streamer's UI
French-based streamer Qobuz has added AI tags to its UI. Using internally developed AI detection software, the streamer will designate AI-generated tracks at the release level.
The numbers:
According to Qobuz, 60% of streams of AI-generated tracks are fraudulent.
0.38% of all streams on Qobuz come from AI-generated music.
Qobuz has removed one-third of the albums deemed to be AI-generated from its search engine.
That totals four million tracks.
The details:
Fraudulent streams do not receive royalty payouts.
AI-generated albums can still be searched by inputting their direct title.
Qobuz does not promote AI-generated music in human-curated series such as Our Selections, New Releases, Qobuzissimes, and Albums of the Week.
Any release that artists believe is improperly labeled as AI-generated can be appealed via the distributor.
Users can also report AI-generated music that isn’t labeled via a public form.
What they said:
Georges Fornay, Deputy CEO of Qobuz: “Today, the challenge is no longer just detecting AI-generated music but enabling listeners to identify it clearly. At Qobuz, this transparency – which is our hallmark – comes with a core conviction: musical discovery must remain guided by human choices.
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This article was written with information sourced from Music Business Worldwide.
We covered it because Qobuz is a major streaming service.
