I last talked to Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr in 2024 — when it was obvious that generative AI would upend the music industry, but not exactly clear how that would happen.
Now, Harvey says AI is “omnipresent” in music production. So what kinds of tools are musicians using, in what way, and what kind of music is it making for us? Is it any good? And how do we identify, and take care of, actual human musicians in this mess?
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Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24293447/grammy-awards-recording-academy-harvey-mason-beyonce-discrimination-generative-ai-decoder">Decoder</a>
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Is ‘blue dot fever’ a real problem for the concert industry? | <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-05-12/is-blue-dot-fever-real-problem-for-concert-industry">Los Angeles Times</a>
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USA v. LiveNation-Ticketmaster: All the news | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24163157/doj-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-lawsuit">The Verge</a>
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The future of country music is here, and it’s AI | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/829964/country-music-ai">The Verge</a>
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Poll: AI is transforming how we think about music | <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ai-artist-pay-streaming-music-poll-america-survey-1236428233/">Hollywood Reporter</a>
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Inside the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ era of AI in music | <a href="https://ca.rollingstone.com/ai-in-music-how-used-now/">Rolling Stone</a>
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