{
  "id": 2161024,
  "title": "Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles composer speaks out about AI-generated Spotify album falsely using her name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-composer-speaks-out-about-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:48:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-composer-kumi-tanioka-ai-spotify"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles composer Kumi Tanioka has expressed concern over an album appearing on Spotify under her name. Tanioka, a verified artist on Spotify, expressed her disbelief, questioning whether the album titled 'A Village Built on Wind' was crafted by someone bearing her name or generated with AI. Despite her being a bona fide creator on Spotify, the EP was erroneously associated with her.\n\nDigital Sonic Design, a publisher of her music, issued a statement clarifying that while the tracks did not infringe on her copyright, their attribution to Tanioka could lead to public confusion. They also pointed out that YouTube Music had labeled these songs as AI-generated. According to the statement, this seems to be an exploitation of vulnerabilities within streaming service platforms, possibly stemming from prior instances where unofficial unreleased tracks were replicated and disseminated via ear copying.",
  "summary": "Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles composer Kumi Tanioka has spoken out about an album attributed to her on Spotify. The problem? She had nothing to do with it. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles composer Kumi Tanioka says that she didn't make the new, very likely AI-generated album on her Spotify page",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-composer-kumi-tanioka-says-that-she",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:14:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}