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Music Industry Intensifies AI Fraud Battle Amidst Continued Global Revenue Growth

• The music industry is escalating its efforts against AI-driven fraud and copyright infringement, with new technological solutions and industry calls for accountability emerging in the past 24-48 hours. Musixmatch has launched "Sentinel," an anti-piracy radar specifically designed to detect copyright-protected lyrics and music within AI-generated content and user uploads. This tool aims to provide real-time legal exposure management for platforms and enhanced protection for rights holders. Further demonstrating the industry's focus on AI ethics, Deezer has partnered with the Hungarian music rights organization EJI, licensing its technology for detecting generative AI in recordings. Deezer, which reported a net profit of €8.5 million for the 2025 fiscal year, claims to identify tens of thousands of AI-generated tracks daily and emphasizes the importance of artist consent and fair compensation for AI training. Separately, a coalition of creators has issued an open letter urging the music industry to reject the Suno A.I. platform, alleging it was trained on unauthorized human artists' work. In a broader industry overview, the IFPI Global Music Report 2026, released in March, revealed that global recorded music revenues grew by 6.4% to US$31.7 billion in 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth. Notably, while paid subscription streaming remained the primary driver, increasing by 8.8% and accounting for 52.4% of total revenues, physical formats also saw a resurgence, growing by 8.0%, with vinyl experiencing its 19th consecutive year of growth, up 13.7%.

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