Sony removes 135,000 'deepfakes' of its artists' music
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Sony Music has requested the removal of over 135,000 AI-generated "deepfake" songs impersonating its artists from streaming services. These counterfeit tracks, targeting artists like Beyoncé, Queen, and Harry Styles, exploit the popularity of musicians, especially during album promotion, to generate revenue and potentially damage their reputation. Sony reports a growing number of these AI-generated songs due to the increasing accessibility and affordability of the technology. The company believes the identified tracks are only a fraction of the total uploaded. This revelation coincided with the IFPI's Global Music Report, which showed a 6.4% growth in recorded music revenues last year, reaching $31.7 billion.
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AI-ExtractedRecorded music revenues grew by 6.4% last year, reaching $31.7 billion.
Taylor Swift was the biggest artist in the world last year.
Since last March, Sony identified some 60,000 songs falsely purporting to feature artists from their roster.
Deepfakes cause direct commercial harm to legitimate recording artists.
Sony Music requested removal of 135,000 songs by fraudsters impersonating artists.
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