The Sadie Winters Paradox
AI-Generated Song "Sadie Winters" Becomes Unintended Hit, Sparking Debate on CreativityA recent experiment by YouTuber and music producer Rick Beato on a "CBS Saturday Morning" segment, intended to de...
24 Aug 202516min
The Unwinnable War
The first front in the music industry’s war against AI isn’t in the studio or on streaming platforms. It’s in the courtroom. Major rights holders, led by the RIAA, have filed lawsuits against generati...
10 Aug 202528min
AI Music on Streaming: Conflict, Policies, and Future
The rise of generative AI is profoundly disrupting the global music industry, creating a complex and fragmented landscape across major streaming platforms. At its core, this conflict pits the AI indus...
2 Aug 202522min
AI Artist Signs Major Label Deal
The Imoliver Deal: A New Beat for the Music Industry?On July 24, 2025, the music world witnessed a landmark event: Hallwood Media, a traditional full-service record label, signed a comprehensive recor...
26 Jul 202513min
AI, Creativity, and Artistic Authenticity: An Enduring Debate
Join us as we explore the heated debate surrounding artificial intelligence in creative domains, addressing the "not fair" sentiment and anxieties about AI's "genuine creative spark". We'll demonstrat...
19 Jul 202513min
AI's Impact on Music Economics - The Velvet Sundown Effect
The music industry is at a turning point as generative AI reshapes how songs are created and monetized. By flooding streaming platforms with cheap, infinite music, AI exploits the “pro rata” royalty m...
6 Jul 202526min
The Velvet Sundown_ Spotify's Phantom AI Band
The Velvet Sundown is a mysterious music project on Spotify that rapidly amasses hundreds of thousands of streams in 2025 despite having no real-world presence. Many suspect it is AI-generated, pointi...
29 Jun 202519min
Art and AI: A 19th-Century Parallel
The disruptive impact of new technologies on the art world by drawing a parallel between 19th-century photography and 21st-century generative AI.
23 Jun 202515min
