In a move that suggests AI-generated content is meeting its match soon, Spotify, the largest streaming music platform in the world, has begun rolling out "Verified by Spotify," a new badge displayed on an artist's profile and in search results when an artist meets defined standards demonstrating authenticity and trust. 

Currently available on mobile only when an artist's "About" profile is selected, the badge goes in-depth to establish that the artist is authentic, active, and trusted. It's already showing up on many mainstream artists' profiles, and a handful of Christian artists as well. Chris Tomlin's profile confirms that he's "grown an active fanbase" and "has met Spotify's criteria for profile authenticity" to be eligible for review. It also confirms he's released music since 2001, with over 100 releases, has been playlisted by Spotify's editors on specific playlists, has had recent concerts listed, and has claimed their profile. 

The music industry is currently in a high-speed race to ensure relevancy, and customer trust remains strong as a torrent of AI-generated artists flood streaming providers with millions of songs a month. Recent reports indicate that the number of AI-generated song submissions have jumped to 40 percent of total submissions–roughly 60,000 tracks per day as of March 2026. That's nearly two million AI-generated tracks being uploaded every month. In 2025 alone, Deezer detected and tagged over 13.4 million AI-generated tracks.

Fraud is a massive part of the problem for these platforms. In March 2026, a man in the United States pleaded guilty to flooding DSPs with thousands of AI-generated tracks and then boosting them with bots, resulting in billions of streams. In just a few years, he generated over $12 million dollars in royalty payouts. I many cases, AI is not only making the music, but also the audience.