AI already writes nearly 40% of new music. What should now be considered true authorship

What the study revealed

SubmitHub, a platform specializing in promoting music to playlists and blogs, analyzed over a million tracks using its own SH Labs detector. The results are as follows: 23.2% of compositions were entirely generated by artificial intelligence, and another 15.3% contained AI-audio elements refined by humans. Together, this accounts for 38.5% of all music released in a month.

SH Labs was launched this summer to draw attention to the issue of disclosing the use of artificial intelligence in music. The detection technology is already being used by platforms Bandcamp and Traxsource, as well as the copyright protection organization GEMA, which recently won a legal case against the music generation service Suno.

SubmitHub founder Jason Grishkoff stated that he sees the solution to the problem in disclosing the use of AI, so that listeners can decide for themselves whether they are willing to engage with such music.

The trend is confirmed by other platforms

Earlier, the Deezer service reported that in June, the share of AI tracks exceeded half of all new daily uploads on the platform. According to a 2025 study, 97% of people are unable to distinguish between music created by humans and that generated by artificial intelligence.

How platforms are responding

Some companies have already reacted to the growing volume of AI content. Bandcamp has banned the placement of music created by artificial intelligence since the beginning of 2026 and reserved the right to remove tracks if there is suspicion of AI use. Spotify announced the introduction of a special AI Persona badge for artist profiles whose music may be created with the help of artificial intelligence, starting in September.

What artists say

Artists' positions on this issue vary. Kate Bush and Queen member Brian May previously spoke out against the use of their works for training generative artificial intelligence without the authors' consent. At the same time, some musicians openly admit to using the technology — among them are Luke Steele from Empire Of The Sun and Boy George. Rapper Tyga confirmed that he used artificial intelligence to create retro-synthesizer parts on his album $tarface, comparing the tool to Auto-Tune technology — however, the album received extremely negative reviews from critics. Producer and rapper Timbaland launched the Stage Zero project and introduced its first artist — an AI character named TaTa.

Conclusion

While some artists use AI as a new tool, others see it as a threat to the profession itself. Platforms are trying to find a compromise between openness, copyright protection, and listeners' interests.

But the question is no longer whether AI will come to music. It has already arrived. Now the industry must decide where the line lies between tool and author — and whether the listener should know who is truly behind the track.