Sptember 2025

https://music.ai/news/music-industry/compensation-creator-vs-platform-roland-kluger/

Roland Kluger argues that the real battleground in the AI-reshaped music industry isn’t whether machines can outcompose humans, but who gets paid fairly as platforms flood the market with new content and aim to minimise payouts; he says platforms won’t voluntarily build equitable compensation systems and that meaningful change will come through legal pressure, copyright law (which still hinges on human authorship for protection), and artists building their own leverage, with human creators still likely to drive major cultural moments even as AI dominates functional music production, and the core challenge becoming power and visibility rather than technology itself.

Sptember 2025

https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/ai-helped-me-create-something-i-couldnt-before-bto-kid-who-spent-4-months-in-a-coma-hails-the-program-through-which-he-was-able-to-express-emotion?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The article tells the story of Lucas Horne, known as BTO Kid, who spent four months in a coma and was left with a monotone voice that couldn’t express the emotion in the songs he’d written during recovery. AI allowed him to shape his vocal performance and finally record music that matched what he heard in his head. His AI-assisted tracks have now earned him a nomination for the Future Sound Awards, showing how the technology can empower rather than replace musicians. Horne says AI helped him create something he simply couldn’t achieve physically, offering a hopeful example of AI enhancing human expression.

Sptember 2025

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-09-25/spotify-strengthens-ai-protections/

Spotify announced stronger protections to address the rapid growth of AI-generated music, focusing on protecting artists, listeners, and the integrity of the platform. The company is tightening rules against unauthorized AI voice cloning and impersonation, improving detection to prevent AI tracks from being falsely uploaded to real artists’ profiles, and deploying more advanced spam filters to reduce low-quality mass uploads that can distort discovery and royalties. At the same time, Spotify supports greater transparency by working toward industry standards that disclose how AI is used in music credits, aiming to balance creative freedom with clear attribution, fairness, and trust as AI becomes more embedded in music creation.

May 2024

https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/why-music-creators-won-t-support-a-major-label-led-campaign-on-ai?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The article argues that music creators are refusing to back a campaign on AI led by major record labels and publishers — because those same rights-holders have spent the last 16 years profiting from streaming deals that creators see as deeply unfair. 

Creators feel there’s no trust: labels want their public support now, but haven’t rectified decades of unequal pay. 

In short: until streaming-era injustices are fixed and any AI revenue sharing is agreed up front, many musicians simply won’t fall for “another cosy rights-holder deal.” 

October 2023

https://www.zinstrel.com/ai-songs-creators/how-ai-music-empowers-disabled-creators?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The article shows how AI music tools are empowering disabled creators by giving them access to musical expression that their bodies no longer allow. It highlights artists like HUNI, who uses AI to turn his lyrics into full songs despite severe cerebral palsy, and others who rely on AI the way someone would use a mobility aid. Their message is clear: AI isn’t replacing creativity, it’s restoring the ability to create, making music more inclusive for people who were previously shut out.