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Singer Lorde publicly criticized Spotify's new AI-powered 'About The Song' feature, which generates summaries of songs for users. She shared a screenshot of an inaccurate summary for the track 'Current Affairs' and argued that AI-generated meanings limit free interpretation and detract from the listening experience. Lorde called for an opt-out option for artists. Spotify responded that the feature is in beta, sources information from online articles, and that they quickly correct inaccuracies. The article also recalls Adele's successful 2022 request to remove the shuffle button from album pages to preserve intended track order.
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Lorde has voiced her displeasure with a new Spotify feature that uses AI technology to generate summaries of songs on the platform.
On Thursday evening, the Grammy-winning singer shared a screenshot on social media showing herself listening to Current Affairs — a track from the Virgin album — on Spotify. The screenshot included an AI-generated paragraph purportedly describing the song.
Lorde criticised the feature, claiming the summary was inaccurate and risked diminishing the listening experience.
"Hey Spotify, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say we don’t want this," the Royals singer wrote.
"Not only is this [information] inaccurate [...] but reducing a song to an AI-generated meaning right at the source feels like it limits free interpretation imo."
She added: "At least make it possible for artists to opt out please."
Spotify Responds
In a statement to HuffPost UK, a Spotify spokesperson defended the feature, saying: "We built ‘About The Song’ because fans want to dig into the stories behind the music."
They added: "It’s still in beta. The info comes from articles across the internet, and when something’s off, we move fast to fix it, like we did here. Getting it right matters to us."
Not the First Artist to Speak Out
Lorde is not the first musician to publicly take issue with Spotify's interface.
In 2022, as Adele prepared to release her album 30, she revealed she had convinced the platform to remove the "shuffle" button from album pages. This change ensured that albums would play in the order intended by the artist.
"We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason," Adele said at the time. "Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank you Spotify for listening."
Spotify responded on X (then Twitter): "Anything for you…"
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Lorde Criticizes Spotify's New AI-Generated Song Summary Feature