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. Smaller artists are not safe either, with musician Catherine Brennan taking to TikTok and reporting: “In the past two weeks, I’ve had two albums released under my name that are not mine.” Spotify on Tuesday unveiled a new effort designed to prevent these incidents from happening. The streaming giant’s Artist Profile Protection service allows artists more control over the content that appears u