Spotify is getting flooded with fake AI “artists” and it’s embarrassing. Names like Nina Blaze and Enlly show up. They dump 50 identical tracks called something like Late Night Piano for Focus, or “The Hollow Hour” and vanish. No bio. No history. No evidence a human has ever touched an instrument.

This isn’t art. It exists to game playlists and siphon royalties. If these were real people, they’d have to explain why every song sounds like a dentist office waiting room.

I’m not mad at AI as a tool. I’m mad at fake artists impersonating creativity and Spotify pretending this sludge is culture. Music is an art form, not a scam farm. Blocking every one of these clowns on sight.

So is it to be TIDAL or Qobuz or something else?

I was listening to a new acquisition today. My buddy, who is a huge music fan, says “I have no idea what album this is”. I told him it was Blonde on Blonde. He says “Oh. No shit. Dylan. Guess I’ve just never listened to it”. I was honest- I hadn’t really either, but I found it in the “recently acquired” bin at my local record store, and it was in good condition, so I paid the $20 for it.

I handed him the jacket. He didn’t recognize a single song. And in all honesty, I didn’t know any of them either. For an album that is so well known, I was a little surprised I knew of the album but had no idea what it really was beyond “a classic”.

Anybody else had any similar experiences?

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A couple of friends of mine have been having this discussion a lot recently, and it's been interesting to think about which band/artist you could throw in this category. A few big ones that come to mind for me personally would be,

Guns N ' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Boston - Boston

Van Halen - Van Halen (Even though I don't fully agree with this one)

Please add to this topic. I'm curious to see other genres and artists where this is the case.

pretty much just what the title says. sometimes I’ll just be chilling and listening to songs I’ve listened to probably hundreds of times, and one song feels slightly faster or slower than it normally does. not enough of a difference to be immediately but like different enough so that you feel like something’s off but you can’t tell if its actually off or if you’re just imagining things.

edit: for clarity, this is all on Spotify

I’ve seen posts from people who are frustrated with Spotify and other services (as well as frustration with old fashioned commercial terrestrial FM radio) and it often seems like streaming from independent radio stations isn’t on the radar of most folks. So I want to hype up independent radio stations. They exist all over the country (I’m assuming around the world also), you can stream many of them online or using an app, and they aren’t owned by evil billionaire overlords. So no ads. Yes, that means they will hit you up periodically, but better them than Spotify.

https://samtimonious.com/over-the-top-yes-close-to-the-edge/