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The hidden fraud behind the AI music boom
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May 7, 2026
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8:36Now PlayingAI music is "flooding" streaming platforms.
Deezer says it is now receiving nearly 75,000 fully AI-generated tracks a day, which make up about 44% of all daily uploads on the platform.
Sky's technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe explains the hidden economics behind this AI music boom and what this could mean for real musicians.
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