How Does Spotify Detect AI Songs?

Can you make music with AI and earn money from Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms? From a distributor's point of view, I explain the copyright, distribution, detection and account-termination risks that AI music creators need to know about.
Drawing on 22 years in the music industry, we talk about how AI songs are distributed, how platforms detect AI music, who might own the rights and what lies ahead for AI music creators.
In this video you'll find answers to questions like these:
• Is making music with AI legal?
• Can an AI song be uploaded to Spotify?
• Can you really make money with AI music?
• Who owns the copyright to AI music?
• Who counts as the owner of a song made with AI?
• Do music distributors accept AI music?
• Do you have to disclose AI use during distribution?
• Can your account be closed or your song removed because of AI?
• Could AI music be removed from Spotify and other platforms in the future?
• How is AI music different from royalty-free music?
KEY DEVELOPMENTS WE DISCUSS IN THE VIDEO
From Spotify's fight against spam and low-quality content and the removal of millions of tracks to disclosing AI use via DDEX, the industry is changing fast.
AI music detection technology is turning into commercial systems that platforms, distributors and other music industry players can use.
Meanwhile, the battle between the major labels and AI companies isn't just a debate over "Should AI music be banned?" The real issue is copyright, licensing and how the revenue generated by AI will be shared, and among whom.
Cloning real artists' voices without permission is one of the riskiest areas in the whole AI music debate.
WHY AM I THE ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS?
I've been in the music industry for 22 years, working in digital music distribution and music marketing. In other words, I'm part of the chain that gets a song from the distributor to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, TikTok and other digital platforms.
In this video I don't look at the topic only in theory; I assess it based on what I'm seeing on the distribution side and my experience in the industry.
If you're making music with AI, thinking about releasing your AI songs on digital platforms or curious about where the music industry is heading with AI, leave your question in the comments.
Chapters:
00:00 Can You Make Money from AI Music?
01:05 How Is AI Music Actually Made?
02:12 How Do Spotify and YouTube Detect AI Music?
03:14 How Do Distributors View AI Music?
04:15 Spotify Removing 75 Million Songs
05:39 The Huge Content Explosion on Music Platforms
06:40 How Is AI Music Affecting Spotify Revenue?
08:30 The Dangers of AI Voice Cloning
09:01 Spotify's New Era for AI Music
09:36 Is Disclosing AI Music Mandatory?
10:03 Could AI Songs Get a Separate Revenue Model?
10:47 Why Are Distributors Closing AI Music Accounts?
11:21 The Future of AI Music
12:36 My Final Warning to AI Music Creators
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