Generative AI in Music: Four Problems Facing the Industry
At Indie Week in New York, the whole music industry talked about the same thing: four threats that are reshaping the business right now. Generative AI takes royalties without permission, bots inflate stream counts, songwriters earn pennies, and performing rights organizations (PROs) struggle to keep up with the market. The industry is looking for answers, and so far it has not found them.
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Generative AI has created four major problems in the music industry: large platforms sign licenses only with the majors, the indie sector is shut out, streaming fraud is thriving, and songwriters are owed billions.
Why are indie artists excluded from AI licenses?
Major streaming platforms and AI companies are signing music licensing deals directly with the majors, bypassing independent artists and small labels.
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