Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes says music she did not create appeared on her Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube profiles, presenting listeners with an unauthorized release under her name. Hayes told The Irish Times that she discovered the tracks on October 26 after her manager alerted her. The disputed three-song single, Taxi to Piccadilly, carries an October 25 release date and a Planet Music label credit on Apple Music. That listing establishes how the release was presented, but does not independently establish who uploaded it or which technology produced it. Hayes described the music as an AI impersonation of her work.

The appearance of these recordings on Hayes’s profile does not establish that anyone accessed her Spotify account. Music is delivered to Spotify through labels and distributors, and the delivery route and cause of the unauthorized attribution in this case have not been publicly established. Spotify announced on October 20 that its Artist Profile Protection feature would become available to all artists by the end of 2026, allowing participating artists to review releases before they appear on their profiles. That announcement does not establish whether Hayes had access to or used the feature. Her case raises questions about how services verify artist attribution and respond when musicians dispute releases bearing their names; removal across all three services has not been independently confirmed.