19/09/2025
🚨 The AI music world just split in half, and it's getting messy...
This week I watched the industry draw battle lines that will define music's future. On one side, companies like Epidemic Sound are launching tools that enhance human creativity while keeping artists paid. On the other? A flood of synthetic tracks where 70% of streams are literally bot fraud.
Here's what went down:
🎯 Epidemic Sound's new "Adapt" tool lets you modify real human tracks (remove vocals, extend intros, change moods) but the original artists still get paid. That's how you do AI right.
🤖 Meanwhile, synthetic music platforms are drowning in fraudulent streams - we're talking millions of fake plays stealing royalties from real creators.
🌍 Sweden's groundbreaking AI music licence got its first adopter, and African creators are getting proper funding to ensure AI doesn't erase cultural diversity.
💥 Stability AI is betting big on enterprise audio - 3-minute custom compositions in under 2 seconds for brands.
The question isn't whether AI belongs in music anymore. It's whether we choose tools that amplify human creativity or replace it entirely.
As a DJ watching this unfold, I'm seeing platforms and tools pick sides. The ones that enhance what we do as creators versus the ones trying to make us obsolete.
This matters to every music lover, creator, and industry professional.
I break down the full story, the implications for your favourite artists, and what this means for the future of music in this week's Future Frequencies newsletter.
The AI music revolution isn't coming, it's here. And the choices being made right now will determine whether it serves creators or destroys them.
What's your take? Are you backing human enhancement or full synthetic replacement?
https://open.substack.com/pub/enzidj/p/ai-musics-growing-pains-from-promise?r=1b6i84&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
👆 Link to the full deep dive.
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