Spotify is giving artists a layer of protection against misattributed songs

When a new song called “Together,” attributed to country singer Blaze Foley, appeared on Foley’s Spotify profile last year, something didn’t seem right. For starters, he has been dead for more than two decades, the cover art featured AI artwork of a man who wasn’t Foley, and the tune wasn’t uploaded by the late singer-songwriter’s longtime distributor.

In recent years, fake tracks have shown up on various artist profiles, including easy-listening act The Sweet Enoughs and the Australian metal bands Alpha Wolf and Thy Art Is Murder.