SlopTacker: The AI Streaming Drain
AI-generated 'artists' are flooding Spotify, racking up millions of streams, and siphoning revenue from real musicians. A tool called SlopTracker uses spectral and temporal analysis to detect AI music and exposes 50 of the most egregious accounts.
The AI Streaming Drain
AI-generated “artists” are flooding Spotify, racking up millions of streams, and siphoning revenue from real musicians.
Drained since you opened this page:$0.00(~$0.1203/sec · 50 AI artists)
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Find an AI artist on Spotify, then check the “Fans Also Like” section. You’ll often find AI profile after AI profile — many with millions of streams. It’s a rabbit hole.
Check any track. Is it AI?
How it works
Spectral analysis: Examines frequency patterns that differ between human and AI audio.
Temporal analysis: Analyzes timing and rhythmic micro-variations unique to human performance.
Classifies as Human Made, Processed AI, or Pure AI.
Pure AI detection is 99.9%+ accurate. Processed AI is harder to detect.
Important: Third-party mastering can affect results. This is one data point — not a final judgment.
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AI Artists Found
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Deezer reports that AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of newly uploaded music. These 50 artists were found in just one hour of searching, which suggests the real scale is much larger.
Source: Deezer Newsroom, Apr 2026
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Estimated Earnings
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Only counts the top 10 songs per artist — the real total is much higher. Calculated at $0.004 (0.4 ¢) per stream, the industry average.
Source: Business Insider
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Expected Monthly Income
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Stream count is roughly 3 × monthly listeners — a standard ratio for active Spotify profiles.
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Premium Subs Drained / Mo
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Spotify pays ~70 % of revenue to rights holders. 70 % of $12.99 ≈ $9.09 per premium sub goes into the royalty pool. This is how many subs are needed to fund the 50 AI artists listed here.
Source: Spotify, Wikipedia
Open the artist profile in your Spotify mobile app.
Tap the three dots (…) menu.
Select “Don't play this artist” .
This won't remove them from the platform, but it stops Spotify from counting your streams toward their revenue.
AI Artists Found(50 curated · 2353 detected)
Breaking Rust
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2025
Monthly Listeners1,547,776
Top 10 Streams74,392,661
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$297,571
Expected Monthly Income$18,573
Premium Subs Drained / Mo2,043
Enlly
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,944,262
Top 10 Streams50,197,074
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$200,788
Expected Monthly Income$23,331
Premium Subs Drained / Mo2,566
Cain Walker
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,030,644
Top 10 Streams44,318,868
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$177,275
Expected Monthly Income$12,368
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,360
Jerry's Sound Room
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,721,556
Top 10 Streams40,362,412
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$161,450
Expected Monthly Income$20,659
Premium Subs Drained / Mo2,272
Doc Raven
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners674,474
Top 10 Streams28,694,324
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$114,777
Expected Monthly Income$8,094
Premium Subs Drained / Mo890
ZionRay
Screenshot: Mar 22, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,095,389
Top 10 Streams27,936,560
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$111,746
Expected Monthly Income$13,145
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,446
Let Babylon Burn
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners465,166
Top 10 Streams23,433,566
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$93,734
Expected Monthly Income$5,582
Premium Subs Drained / Mo614
Drew Meadows
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners323,970
Top 10 Streams21,282,997
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$85,132
Expected Monthly Income$3,888
Premium Subs Drained / Mo428
Georgia Phantom
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners312,207
Top 10 Streams20,572,233
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$82,289
Expected Monthly Income$3,746
Premium Subs Drained / Mo412
Enlly Blue
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners299,398
Top 10 Streams19,435,139
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$77,741
Expected Monthly Income$3,593
Premium Subs Drained / Mo395
Red Village
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,341,094
Top 10 Streams18,868,994
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$75,476
Expected Monthly Income$16,093
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,770
Lone Star Lyric House
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,070,050
Top 10 Streams18,401,800
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$73,607
Expected Monthly Income$12,841
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,412
Aventhis
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners448,559
Top 10 Streams17,196,557
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$68,786
Expected Monthly Income$5,383
Premium Subs Drained / Mo592
Frontier Heart
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners495,675
Top 10 Streams16,658,089
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$66,632
Expected Monthly Income$5,948
Premium Subs Drained / Mo654
The Soulful Gentlemen
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners329,973
Top 10 Streams16,493,181
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$65,973
Expected Monthly Income$3,960
Premium Subs Drained / Mo435
Orion7
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners427,476
Top 10 Streams14,053,500
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$56,214
Expected Monthly Income$5,130
Premium Subs Drained / Mo564
Nick Hustles
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners516,045
Top 10 Streams12,959,975
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$51,840
Expected Monthly Income$6,193
Premium Subs Drained / Mo681
Let Babylon Burn
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners40,181
Top 10 Streams12,213,946
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$48,856
Expected Monthly Income$482
Premium Subs Drained / Mo53
Aven
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners309,686
Top 10 Streams12,056,149
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$48,225
Expected Monthly Income$3,716
Premium Subs Drained / Mo409
Shifty Brent
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners330,308
Top 10 Streams10,554,470
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$42,218
Expected Monthly Income$3,964
Premium Subs Drained / Mo436
King Willonius
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners342,363
Top 10 Streams10,313,312
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$41,253
Expected Monthly Income$4,108
Premium Subs Drained / Mo452
The Naughty Jukebox
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners698,200
Top 10 Streams10,159,547
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$40,638
Expected Monthly Income$8,378
Premium Subs Drained / Mo921
Soul Blues Icon
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners353,953
Top 10 Streams10,047,848
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$40,191
Expected Monthly Income$4,247
Premium Subs Drained / Mo467
Abel Abaddon
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners490,032
Top 10 Streams8,925,457
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$35,702
Expected Monthly Income$5,880
Premium Subs Drained / Mo647
Unbound Music
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners284,274
Top 10 Streams8,800,907
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$35,204
Expected Monthly Income$3,411
Premium Subs Drained / Mo375
David Allen
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners325,332
Top 10 Streams8,353,771
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$33,415
Expected Monthly Income$3,904
Premium Subs Drained / Mo429
Vowless
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners521,614
Top 10 Streams8,075,990
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$32,304
Expected Monthly Income$6,259
Premium Subs Drained / Mo688
Broken Trails
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners1,005,709
Top 10 Streams7,925,078
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$31,700
Expected Monthly Income$12,069
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,327
19s Soulers
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners860,500
Top 10 Streams7,347,285
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$29,389
Expected Monthly Income$10,326
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,136
Sons of Ashes
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners167,975
Top 10 Streams6,843,793
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$27,375
Expected Monthly Income$2,016
Premium Subs Drained / Mo222
Soul'd Out
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners249,191
Top 10 Streams6,460,301
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$25,841
Expected Monthly Income$2,990
Premium Subs Drained / Mo329
Caleb Raines
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners769,858
Top 10 Streams6,253,594
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$25,014
Expected Monthly Income$9,238
Premium Subs Drained / Mo1,016
Backroad Raised
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners174,596
Top 10 Streams5,997,016
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$23,988
Expected Monthly Income$2,095
Premium Subs Drained / Mo230
Shea
Screenshot: Mar 22, 2026
Monthly Listeners329,357
Top 10 Streams4,982,384
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$19,930
Expected Monthly Income$3,952
Premium Subs Drained / Mo435
starletste_official
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners252,310
Top 10 Streams4,936,575
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$19,746
Expected Monthly Income$3,028
Premium Subs Drained / Mo333
True Roots Blues
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners209,082
Top 10 Streams4,878,775
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$19,515
Expected Monthly Income$2,509
Premium Subs Drained / Mo276
Domus Made
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners184,231
Top 10 Streams4,866,893
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$19,468
Expected Monthly Income$2,211
Premium Subs Drained / Mo243
Mason Jar Moonshine
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners153,158
Top 10 Streams4,715,200
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$18,861
Expected Monthly Income$1,838
Premium Subs Drained / Mo202
Morgan Luna
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners254,404
Top 10 Streams4,689,808
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$18,759
Expected Monthly Income$3,053
Premium Subs Drained / Mo336
JD Steel
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners232,525
Top 10 Streams4,424,119
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$17,696
Expected Monthly Income$2,790
Premium Subs Drained / Mo307
Whiskey Circuit
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners194,654
Top 10 Streams4,212,858
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$16,851
Expected Monthly Income$2,336
Premium Subs Drained / Mo257
Nina Blaze
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners304,296
Top 10 Streams3,730,111
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$14,920
Expected Monthly Income$3,652
Premium Subs Drained / Mo402
Colter Rayne
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners190,361
Top 10 Streams3,708,966
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$14,836
Expected Monthly Income$2,284
Premium Subs Drained / Mo251
Damon Price
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners756,129
Top 10 Streams3,507,847
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$14,031
Expected Monthly Income$9,074
Premium Subs Drained / Mo998
Lana Rosewood
Screenshot: Mar 22, 2026
Monthly Listeners244,688
Top 10 Streams3,275,913
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$13,104
Expected Monthly Income$2,936
Premium Subs Drained / Mo323
Nolan Graves
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners213,700
Top 10 Streams3,250,731
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$13,003
Expected Monthly Income$2,564
Premium Subs Drained / Mo282
Owen James
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners700,732
Top 10 Streams2,801,469
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$11,206
Expected Monthly Income$8,409
Premium Subs Drained / Mo925
Black River Whiskey
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners365,548
Top 10 Streams2,269,989
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$9,080
Expected Monthly Income$4,387
Premium Subs Drained / Mo482
Ash Reed
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners118,931
Top 10 Streams1,779,468
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$7,118
Expected Monthly Income$1,427
Premium Subs Drained / Mo157
Eli Creed
Screenshot: Mar 21, 2026
Monthly Listeners303,158
Top 10 Streams1,501,133
Est. Earnings (Top 10 Songs Only)$6,005
Expected Monthly Income$3,638
Premium Subs Drained / Mo400
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about AI-generated music on Spotify
A 2025 estimate found that 28% of new uploads on Spotify were AI-generated —
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