Spotify had to pull an AI-generated song that claimed to be from an artist who passed away 36 years ago

Blaze Foley AI Song.

• AI-generated songs by deceased artists, like Blaze Foley, have been falsely uploaded to Spotify
• The streaming service is taking them down as they are spotted
• The tracks slipped past Spotify’s content verification processes through platforms like SoundOn

Last week, a new country song called “Together” appeared on Spotify under the official artist page of Blaze Foley, a country artist shot and killed in 1989. The ballad was unlike his other work, but there it was: cover art, credits, and copyright information – just like any other new single. Except this wasn't an unearthed track from before his death; it was an AI-generated fake.