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Spotify is creating fake music to save on royalties (twitter.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/what-is-the-deal-with-all-the-fake-artists-on-spotify/

imagine having so sick and warped a mind that you come up with an idea like this. oh what if i open a gas station but we water down all the gas

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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I don't have any evidence, but anecdotally I totally believe this. My wife's 'AI guided playlist' is completely full of popular song covers from people I've never in my life heard of. If they aren't fake/AI generated songs, I still think they're pushing the Great Value brand songs over the original name brand in order to save on costs.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago

Well, my equally valid anecdote, my AI DJ plays artists I play a lot and know and like. It's almost never somebody new, and if it is I usually like them and find out they have an actual history.

As somebody who's been into the AI space for a while now, I know AI music does exist, but at this point anything past 30 seconds sounds God awful. You'd know if it was AI, trust me.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Stupid question, doesn't the original artist get royalties for covers too? If anything a cover would cost more, if not only the same, not less.