Spotify is giving artists a layer of protection against misattributed songs

The streaming service’s new Artist Profile Protection feature lets artists make sure the music on their profile is actually theirs.

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.