"Is Spotify enabling impersonation of famous jazz artists?"

[ghost of miles]

Spoiler: Sure seems that way (and not the first time I've read about AI slop proliferating on the platform)

I finally opened a Spotify account last year, but most musicians I've talked to about streaming favor Apple, saying that the audio quality and musician compensation is better. (Apple's basic monthly streaming service cost is also two dollars cheaper than Spotify's.) I have no illusions about Apple being any kind of paragon of corporate virtue ("corporate" and "virtue" are pretty much antithetical anyway. Corporations are out to make money, period, and making even more money will always trump--er, win out over any kind of greater good), but do other posters have an opinion about the pros and cons of each service? Or others that are available?

[Ken Dryden]

I have no use for Spotify, period. They need to be sued into bankruptcy for false labeling of bad music that is likely AI-created slop. The fact that they don't require sufficient data to verify the music made available is legitimate is inexcusable.

[Dub Modal]

Spotify seems to have veered head on into gray-area ethics for the bottom line. Sucks because they have a better platform than Apple Music - but definitely poorer sound quality. But to me they both kind of suck for discovering new music which was surprising to me. The algorithms get pushy with the same suggestions over and over again. If you're after more discovery, I'd rec using Bandcamp. Stream-wise it's pricier than the other two with no audiobooks, no podcasts, etc. But it seems to be the most artist-friendly at the moment...?

[JSngry]

...enabling impersonation of famous jazz artists...

Wow, when did this begin?

[Aggie87]

It's all over youtube as well, though at least some of it seems to be attributed to AI, and doesn't pretend to actually be the artist.

Here's Freddie Mercury singing a song that didn't exist until after he passed away.