ROKK streaming says no to AI-generated music

ROKK, the streaming platform dedicated to fairness for Rock and Metal artists, is taking a stand on one of the music industry’s fastest-growing concerns: the rise of fully AI-generated music.

With AI-created “bands” like The Velvet Sundown, a completely artificial project that reached over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, sparking outrage among musicians and fans, ROKK is the first music streaming service to take tangible action. Starting today, ROKK users can flag any track they believe may have been created by AI, triggering a human review process by the ROKK team.

Every flagged track is then reviewed and decisions are made on a case-by-case basis because ROKK recognizes that AI in music is not a black-and-white issue.

It’s one thing if someone uses technology as part of their creative process. After all, that’s no different from musicians using MIDI packs, amp simulators, or editing tools. What matters is that there’s still a major and meaningful human contribution at the core. But we draw the line when AI is used to create entire ‘artists’ or ‘bands’ that are completely artificial yet passed off as human, as in “The Velvet Sundown”. That’s not just soulless, it’s deception. It undermines everything we stand for. Most of us have spent decades – often the biggest part of our lives -learning, practicing, failing, sacrificing, and starting over, just to reach the point where we can create something that might be meaningful. To see that reduced to something generated in seconds from a text prompt isn’t just disappointing—it’s a slap in the face to every artist who’s put their heart and soul into their craft. This must be stopped. That’s why our goal is clear: No Fully AI-Generated Music on ROKK. Please join us in keeping music real.

Alexander Landeburg, co-founder of ROKK and drummer for Kamelot and Cyhra

About ROKK:

ROKK is a new music streaming platform dedicated to fairness, transparency, and support for real artists, with a special focus on Rock, Metal, and alternative music. With Direct Artist Support and a growing global library, ROKK is building a future where music stays real and more musicianss can make a living from their music again. 
ROKK is available now on iOS, Android, and on the web at rokk.app throughout Europe and the UK, with plans to expand to other territories soon.