Tag: AI music

Spotify — Stage, Landlord, or Manipulator?

Behind the playlists and promises, who really holds the strings—Spotify, the labels, or the truth itself?

Think while you listen.

Indie artists carry the full weight. They write the song, play the instruments, pay for gear, mix, master, design the cover, upload Canvas art, type the lyrics, promote on social media, even spend their own money to be heard. All that work comes from them.

Spotify does not create the art. Spotify gives the stage, the streaming space. It has a dashboard with tools, but it is “do it yourself.” The royalty? A very small fraction of a cent per play. A million streams may look big, but the money is small. It does not match the blood and sweat of the artist.

Major labels are not the same as indies. They are partners with Spotify. Their songs get pushed up in playlists and recommendations. Indie artists sink under the noise. Nobody knows how the algorithm really decides. It is a black box. And when there is no truth, people have every right to question.

Now comes the AI storm. Spotify removed millions of “spam” tracks and said, “We protect music.” Yet an AI act like The Velvet Sundown is still on the platform, even with a verified badge. So what is the rule? Where is the line?

At the same time, many human artists leave Spotify. Not because of AI, but because of the Helsing deal—Spotify’s money tied to AI for war. This is about values, not just music. But here is the trick: when music disappears, people think, “Maybe AI cleanup.” They do not see the protest. They do not hear the rebellion.

This is how PR works. It turns protest into noise. It hides the deeper wound.

So ask again—what is Spotify? A true partner for artists? Or just a landlord, collecting rent while music’s soul keeps fading away?

Music is not just sound—it is truth. And truth should never be lost in noise.

Uninstall Spotify. Boycott Spotify. Peace, amplify.

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Yup, my music is still there. Asked for removal since July… still waiting. Funny, most artists get frustrated trying to get on Spotify. I’m frustrated cause I can’t get off.

ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

I Don’t Use AI in My Music—But I Don’t Hate It Either

People argue AI has no soul in music. But what if the soul was never in the song at all?

Real talk from a musician

People assume that if you defend AI music, you must be using AI to make yours. But no—I don’t. I can create music without it. That’s why I don’t need it.

Still, I think AI music is cool. Sometimes, it sparks new ideas. Just like when you listen to other human artists, you take what inspires you and discard the rest. It’s a source of inspiration, not a threat.

And honestly, I find it awesome that even frustrated musicians—those who can’t play, can’t mix, or can’t afford gear—can now create something that sounds professional. Sure, they might not be proud of it in the same way, because of guilt… like they cheated. It doesn’t feel fully theirs.

But does that really matter? If someone smiles, gets chills, or cries because of what they made—then it worked. That’s music doing its job.

AI is powerful—but music isn’t just sound. It’s story, struggle, intent, and identity. As the line blurs between human- and machine-made, the world’s artists are calling for one thing:

Let the audience know. Then let them choose.

And here’s the strange part—some people hear a song, get chills, then cancel it after learning it’s AI-made. “It has no soul,” they say.

Yeah, right.

Feelings don’t require permission slips. If it moved you, then it’s real—regardless of who (or what) made it.

The funny thing is, some of these people act like expert critics—“No feeling, no soul!”—as if they’re trained to measure emotional depth. Pretend musicologists, when in reality, real musicologists don’t even do that. They focus on how music works, not how it feels. They can break down a fugue, but not a heartbreak.

In truth, the soul of music has never been inside the song.

It has always been in the listener.

𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 • 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗆.𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼.𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀