Name: How AI is changing the music world
Uploaded: 2025-11-21T17:48:13.083Z
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Description: Tens of thousands of AI tracks hit streaming platforms every day. What does that mean for artists – and for us users?

Tens of thousands of AI tracks hit streaming platforms every day. What does that mean for artists – and for us users?

The release of Open AI's ChatGPT has accelerated the development of artificial intelligence and warnings about its impact on society.

Rise of AI

The music industry is experiencing a surge in AI-generated tracks, with platforms like Deezer reporting that up to one-third of daily uploads are created by artificial intelligence. This trend has sparked protests from artists such as Paul McCartney, who released a nearly silent track as part of a collective album urging tech companies to stop using musicians' work without permission. 

While AI acts like Breaking Russ and Zanaya Monet are achieving commercial success, concerns persist about the impact on creativity and diversity. Studies show most listeners cannot distinguish AI music from human-made tracks, yet many worry that the proliferation of AI could lead to generic, emotionally shallow music. Some artists, like Rosalía, are deliberately avoiding AI to preserve authenticity, fueling an ongoing debate about the future role of technology in music.

How AI is changing the music world

Paul McCartney just dropped a new track, but it's not a Beatles-style sing-along. It's almost silent. Just tape hiss and faint studio sounds. Why? It's part of a protest album called Is This What We Want, created by over 1,000 artists. The message to tech companies? Stop training AI on musicians' work without permission. Meanwhile, Spanish star Rosalía took another approach to AI for her new album Lux. She avoided it altogether. So why are artists pushing back against AI? And would it really matter to us if music was made by AI instead of humans? First, AI music is everywhere. And it's competing with human musicians, especially on streaming platforms. Tens of thousands of AI tracks are uploaded to streaming platforms every day. On streaming platform Deezer, it's around 50,000. That's about one-third of the platform's daily total volume. And there are even AI stars. AI country singer Breaking Russ has just landed a No. 1 hit on Billboard with Walk My Walk. His two biggest hits alone reached 10 million streams on Spotify together so far. And it's not the first time AI-generated music is charting. The human producers behind AI R&B singer Zanaya Monet even scored a record deal for the project after Monet had appeared on US charts twice. The AI-generated voices sound impressive, but that's exactly what Paul McCartney and other artists are protesting against. They say AI music platforms steal their creative work. Zanaya Monet doesn't just copy one particular singer. Her voice is built from patterns learned on thousands of real female voices. And it's tuned to sound appealing to most listeners. Here's how. AI music platforms like Zuno or Udio work like chat GPT for music. You type a prompt, and they generate full songs. They use AI models trained on huge audio datasets, often scraped online without artists' consent. They also learn from user feedback to make tracks that fit popular tastes. But does it really make a difference to us as listeners? A recent study has shown that 97% of all participants cannot tell AI music from human-made tracks. Nevertheless, 51% said they believe the use of AI in music production could lead to generic-sounding music. And they might be right. In many cases, AI-made tracks lack the emotional depth of human artistry. That's not saying that good producers with the vision and prompting skills can't generate AI music that is touching. But the sheer volume of AI songs can overwhelm platforms and bury quality music in generic content. Algorithms may favor formulaic AI tracks optimized for engagement and reduce diversity and creativity. Worst-case scenario, AI music platforms force human artists to give up and get stuck in a feedback loop of more of the same. So, do we need the human touch? Some artists are hopeful that the human element in music will prevail. On her recent album Lux, Spanish pop star Rosalia sings in 13 languages. She could have easily used AI to make it sound authentic. Actor Adrian Brody did exactly that for enhancing his Hungarian accent in the movie The Brutalist and even won an Oscar. Rosalia considered doing it, but then decided against it. That's one of the reasons why many news outlets, the Rolling Stone magazine for example, have described Rosalia's new album as a counterpoint to the AI trend in an era of algorithmic music. What are your thoughts on this? Will AI destroy music or will it simply change it? Let us know.

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