"When it comes to music AI companies, two of the most dominant are Udio and Suno (valued at an estimated $500 million each), which allow users to generate complete songs using nothing but text prompts. AI comes up with a composition, including instrumentation, arrangement and lyrics, as well as the finished "performance" and "vocals.""
"The creator of Xania Monet, an R&B "singer" generated by Suno, recently signed a $3 million record deal. The Velvet Sundown, a Suno-powered indie "band," made headlines for getting a million plays on Spotify this summer. Last year, during the Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef, Metro Boomin went viral when he sampled the Udio-produced parody song "BBL Drizzy." And just last week, Timbaland debuted his new Suno-made song by an AI "rapper" named Tata Taktumi."
"AI is this century's arms race, with world powers and tech giants battling for dominance in an arena that's reshaping warfare, labor, energy and many other sectors, including the arts. And as record labels and power players in the music industry scramble to profit in this new landscape, musicians are raising concerns not only about what automation means for the value of their creativity, but larger cultural and free speech implications that come with increasing corporate control of an essential form of human expression."
Two dominant AI music companies, Udio and Suno, allow users to generate complete songs from text prompts, including composition, instrumentation, arrangement, lyrics, performance and vocals. AI-generated tracks from these platforms are attracting listeners while reducing income opportunities for human musicians. Examples include Xania Monet, a Suno-generated R&B 'singer' who signed a $3 million deal; The Velvet Sundown, a Suno-powered indie 'band' that reached a million Spotify plays; and viral moments involving Udio-produced parodies and Suno-made releases by notable producers. Musicians warn that automation raises concerns about creative value, cultural impact and corporate control over expression.
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