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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
8h ago“If an AI learns music the way a human does, by listening to thousands of songs, where should the line be drawn?”
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If the AI knows who to replicate, it knows who to compensate. Spotify compensates the artists who put their music on spotify. AI companies are sitting on piles of cash, directly replicating art via specific consumer demand, and it would be very simple to provide compensation to... - renee...
It’s kind of like how the music industry had to find new stability when there was free access to songs (Napster, Youtube…) and there was a need to find a new way to relate to marketing and sales. It feels like that. Where’s the new ground here? That’s the ouch.... - JayCrib...
- AlyCat...
I really do believe it has gotten worse. Industry plants, cash grabs, deals with labels that have ways to rob the artists blind via the fine print, AI.. I have heard time and time again that people’s attention spans are shorter. I disagree.... What did streaming do to the people who actually make things?: Collective power
148 days The WGA struck for 148 days. The longest strike in guild history. They were told streaming residuals could not be renegotiated. That the economics had permanently shifted. That the old model was dead and the new one did not support the rates they wanted. They won.... What did streaming do to the people who actually make things?: Market evolutionists
No label, no manager, no permission $14,000 a month. 2,100 subscribers. No label. No publishing deal. No manager taking 15 percent. A Nashville songwriter who left her contract in 2020 after calculating her advance worked out to $3,000 per song with no backend.... What did streaming do to the people who actually make things?: Platform defenders
Two billion One hundred and eighty-four markets. Before streaming, roughly 500 million people had affordable legal access to recorded music. Today: over two billion. A seventeen-year-old in Nairobi has the same library as a seventeen-year-old in Nashville.... What did streaming do to the people who actually make things?: Creator advocates
The receipts $0.003 per stream. That is what Damon Krukowski earned per Spotify play in 2012. His song "Tugboat" — 7,800 streams in one quarter — earned $21.89.... What did streaming do to the people who actually make things?: The Story
$753 Zoë Keating is a cellist who loops her own instrument live. In 2019, she posted a document that read like something recovered from the ruins of a civilization that forgot how to pay people. Spotify: $753 for 206,011 plays.... - voicemark...
Should Spotify and Universal let AI produce fan covers/remixes without original artists' consent?
Absolutely not. Although I strongly feel that AI has already proven itself useful in certain respects - and that it will continue to do so (with CONSCIENTIOUS, human guidance), as an avocational musician (and fervent music fan), I vehemently object to the trend which has already... - Wermon66...
- FrankieBoy...
I am a big fan on AI. I use it extensively for both personal and professional enquiries. It has replaced Google search. On a personal basis, I plan travel for a small group of travelers. It has provided phenomenal data on flights, hotels, restaurants etc.... - Ron...
Should Spotify and Universal let AI produce fan covers/remixes without original artists' consent?
No, AI has no place in the Arts. It allows people with no talent who have not put in the hours and years of working on their craft to claim to be musicians, painters, photographers, writers or other artists when all they are doing is allowing AI to steal other peoples work for... - JP3...
Hello, I am a 68 year-old Drummer from the south Jersey Shore. I’m currently playing with some friends in a club cover band we play almost every weekend. I have toured nationally been on a few records and played a lot of dive bars in my time.... Is popular music getting worse?: Structural analysis
The room In 2023, ten writers had co-written the majority of Billboard Top 40 hits across pop and country. They worked in rooms — literally rooms on Music Row — where two to six writers assemble a track in a single session, each contributing a hook or cadence optimized for a... Is popular music getting worse?: The Story
Three chords, sixteen weeks Morgan Wallen’s "Last Night" was the number-one song in America for sixteen weeks in 2023. Three chords. No key change. Dynamic range of 6 dB — the loudest moment and the quietest are about as far apart as two people talking at slightly different... Introduction to Drivetime
International Recording Artist Drivetime nominated for the HMMA award and winner of the 2025 Silver Global Music Award has become recognized around the world with back-to-back singles and CD’s for over twenty years.... - vwagner311...
What are your thoughts on the Grammys?
I do not think the voting members of the Recording Academy are accurately reflecting who is really listening to and enjoying the music out there today. They may be industry insiders, but most of us are not.... Payola is killing indie artists
Payola poses a significant danger to the integrity of the music industry! When financial transactions overshadow true talent, it erodes authentic artistry and robs listeners of genuine voices. We must demand transparency and fairness in music!... There are quality MCs out there, keeping the skills alive. Like its been mentioned tho, the bar is so low and the market is so flooded, "casual" listeners dont have the same standards as those immersed in the culture....