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Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO.
  • Boomy is an AI company which lets users generate music then get royalty payments from streams.
  • Tens of thousands of its songs were taken down by Spotify, the Financial Times reported.
  • Universal Music warned streaming services that the number of streams had been boosted by bots.

Spotify has taken down tens of thousands of songs which were generated by the AI startup Boomy, the Financial Times reported.

Boomy lets users create tunes in different styles from rap to lo-fi, then release it to streaming services where they can be paid royalties.