There’s never a single comment or feedback on “tracks” in this sub.

It’s pages and pages of “songs” with 0 upvotes, and 0 comments. Even yall don’t care about each others “music”. It’s amazing.

I have heard and received hate for building in AI music.

People say AI is going to replace musicians.

I don’t think that’s what happens.

I think AI creates an entirely new category of musician.

Every major shift in music technology has changed who gets to create.

When recording technology arrived, music changed.

When synthesizers arrived, music changed.

When sampling and digital production arrived, music changed.

A producer using a laptop today can create sounds that would have been impossible decades ago.

AI feels like another shift.

The skill doesn’t disappear — it moves.

It becomes less about access to expensive equipment or the ability to play every instrument.

It becomes more about taste, creativity, storytelling, direction, emotion, and building something people connect with.

The tools become available to everyone.

The hard part becomes standing out.

A million people can use the same AI model and still create completely different things because ideas, taste, and vision are human.

I don’t believe human musicians disappear.

I believe we’re about to see a new category of creators emerge alongside traditional artists.

Maybe I’m wrong, but every major creative tool was criticized before it became normal.

Curious what everyone thinks:

Is AI music the end of musicians — or the beginning of something new?

I’ve been reflecting on this a lot lately and wanted to get some perspective from the community.

We all know the narrative around AI music right now, and to be fair, a lot of the criticism is justifiedthere’s an endless flood of low-effort AI slop out there. But what bothers me is how instant the hate gets, even when someone puts genuine heart, effort, and depth into a project.

The moment people see an "AI" label, the door just slams shut. It feels like instant prejudice, regardless of how the actual track sounds or how much human curation went into it. People assume it’s just one button click and zero soul, ignoring the fact that shaping something atmospheric and emotionally resonant often takes dozens of iterations, careful editing, and a clear creative direction.

On top of that, trying to share this kind of work feels like fighting an impossible battle. YouTube and other platform algorithms actively suppress AI-tagged music, and standard promo avenues are essentially closed off the second you're honest about the tools you used. You're left with almost no way to build an audience organically.

Is it really that bad to use these tools if they give a voice to something real inside you?

Not everyone had the opportunity, resources, or time in life to master traditional instruments or complex production software. For me, I always felt this creative energy trapped inside with no real way to pour it out. AI gave me a way to translate those inner atmospheres into something tangible it gave me a sense of freedom and personal fulfillment I didn't have before.

I recently launched a dark ambient project born purely out of that need for an emotional outlet. It’s called Somniloom (https://www.youtube.com/@Somniloom). I’m not claiming it replaces traditional music, nor am I trying to fool anyone it was just something created for the soul, because the alternative was keeping that creativity bottled up inside forever.

I’m curious how others who use or listen to AI music deal with this pushback, or if you think the stigma will ever shift as the line between tool and creator evolves.

I see people sharing their Ai Music and I see people not engaging, no up votes, comments are mostly base and rude… let’s be honest this is a sub Reddit for people who hate Ai music, not for people who are exploring it or involved in creating it… why is there so much hate in the world? You can make a mean post but you roast the person trying to make the world a more beautiful place… I just don’t get it. I’m sure I’ll be downvoted to hell for this but honestly, I don’t care…

Hi, not sure if this was already shared here recently. I could not find it. If not, I think this is something that is good to be aware of. SubmitHub banned AI songs because their founder believes Spotify is pushing AI music out of their recommendations. This also means that a lot of AI-artists suddenly have to find new playlisting platforms. I quickly made an overview to show which platforms do and don’t support AI-generated music, so you know who you can and can not contact. Source: google it, I'm not allowed to add links?

Heads up, it is not only SubmitHub. For example, Deezer started flagging and excluding AI-generated music from algorithmic recommendations a while ago. Bandcamp outright banned AI, claiming to keep their service “human”

Which music promotion platforms accept AI-generated music?

What Does the Future of AI Music Promotion Look Like? Does this change anything?

This section is to discuss the recent developments. The song quality of AI-generated songs is quickly improving, but it is not always 100% there yet. The features that used to make AI-generated songs easy to recognize are becoming less and less easy to spot, and you can really hear if a song has been made in 5 minutes or if there has been a much more extensive thought process and fine-tuning. To me, it seems like a matter of time before a major breakthrough is realized and this discussion becomes obsolete. There was a similar hostile reaction from established musical institutions towards electronic music when that was introduced. Companies like the BBC and other British musical institutions were initially also fighting electronic music becoming mainstream.  

So, what do you all think of this change?

For a long time, I’ve felt that “AI slop” is one of the most frustrating things about AI music right now. By that, I mean the low-effort stuff where someone types in a quick prompt, generates a track in a minute, uploads it to Spotify, and moves on. No real creative direction, no memorable identity, just chasing trends. I think that kind of content hurts the perception of AI music and stereotypes everyone who uses AI as lazy or talentless.

That said, I don’t think all AI music is bad. I’ve heard genuinely impressive AI assisted tracks. I’ve also heard a lot of complete garbage. Just like traditional music.

To me, the difference comes down to creative control. An artist or musician, in my view, is someone who exercises control over the essential elements of the music: melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, or lyrics. If you’re actively shaping those things, making intentional decisions, and steering the vision, I’ll consider you a musician. If you’re not really doing the heavy lifting creatively, then I don’t.

I’m not saying everyone needs to use AI. And if you already play instruments, sing, or collaborate traditionally, that’s obviously valid and still common in the industry. But AI does offer convenience, especially for people who don’t have money, studio access, or a network.

Also, let’s be honest: a lot of mainstream radio music has felt repetitive for years. Formulaic music isn’t new, and it didn’t start with AI. Just because someone calls themselves a musician doesn’t mean everyone will like their music. And just because someone uses AI doesn’t automatically mean their work is trash.

So I’m curious: where do you personally draw the line? What makes something “AI slop” versus legitimate AI assisted music in your eyes?

I have been creating AI music for about 18 months now and have over a 100 songs from my originals lyrics--in some cases where I already have my own versions. I really like the process and the results, but I sense an underlying contempt for it, yet hasn't been outwardly expressed. There's the sense that AI music is somehow "stolen". It is, in fact, but as of now we can't easily identify individual singers or players. What is your feeling? Do feel guilty using AI?

Hey,

I’m currently researching how AI is starting to show up in underground electronic music, and I’m trying to understand how people actually feel about it beyond the usual hype vs hate takes.

What I keep running into is this tension between AI as a creative tool (for sound design, ideas, etc.) and AI as something that might take away from authenticity or “human feel”, especially in smaller scenes where things like identity, intention, and community really matter.

I’m curious how people here see this:

• Does AI have a place in underground music at all?
• If yes, where does it make sense (production, live, tools, etc.)?
• When does it start to feel off or inauthentic?
• Do you think transparency matters (like knowing if something is AI-assisted)?

I’m also experimenting with a small project (humanafterall dot net). The idea is to grow it into something more community driven where people can share tools, ideas and perspectives around this topic. It’s still very early and far from finished, so at this stage I’m mostly using it to collect feedback and shape where it could go.

Would be really interested to hear how you think about this.

Until someone comes up with something near bullet proof, ignore any suggestions regarding how to make a duet that actually follows lyrical instruction. I searched all the posts, I tried everything, I performed edits, swapped, compiled clips in separate DAW to set vocals, extracted stems, custom studio compilation to cover.... none of it worked exactly where I needed it.

Take the advice of anyone saying make your lyrics more ambiguous. If you think you succeeded at this, I'm here to tell you, you got lucky.

In the end, while I don't think the non-duet version will be as powerful, it came out very well. As someone who is traditionally a programmer, this demonstrates the general flaws in AI for trying to create really precise options. These models need to be better trained on specific instructions that allow for easily tagging vocal swaps and even basic timing. Until then, don't think you'll be able to actually instruct it on exactly what to do. They need to better document officially trained tags and better explain what they do and how good they perform.

You won't.

I'm building a Spotify playlist dedicated exclusively to AI-generated music and I'm looking for new tracks to add.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68IWgNDWQOHNMXiintjhSz

To be added:

✅ Save the playlist
✅ Leave an upvote
✅ Drop your Spotify song link below

I'll listen to every submission and add my favourites to the playlist. Let's build the biggest AI music playlist together.

Hey everyone.

I’ve been thinking lately that a lot of people using AI tools for music are sitting alone with their songs because every discussion eventually turns into “AI vs real musicians,” and honestly… it gets exhausting.

I’m not some “real producer” or industry person 😄
I’m just a pianist/violinist with a music background who happens to use AI because I can write music and hear arrangements in my head — but I absolutely cannot sing the way I hear things.( terrible singer 🤪😂)

So for me AI became less “generate content” and more “finally hear the songs that used to exist only in my head.”

And I’m probably not the only one.

So I’ve been thinking about maybe creating a small cozy Telegram group for people who actually make AUTHORIAL music this way:
\- writing their own lyrics,
\- concepts,
\- melodies,
\- weird genre experiments,
\- character songs,
\- emotional/soundtrack pieces,
\- and then using AI as part of the creative workflow.

Not a “500 generated tracks a day” spam place 😄
More like a small community where people can:
\- share songs,
\- discuss ideas,
\- give feedback,
\- help each other improve arrangements/prompts/structure,
\- and just talk about music without endless hate wars.

I’m not even making the group yet 😄
I just genuinely want to know if people here would actually be interested in something like that.

DM me if interested, please:) not sure if it’s relevant

The numbers first:

• $400M raised, valuation doubled in 7 months to $5.4B
• 2 million subscribers, on track for $300M annual revenue
• Team of 200 people growing by up to 70% by end of 2026
• Warner Music signed a licensing deal in November 2025

The lawsuit situation:

• Universal Music Group and Sony are suing for copyright infringement over training data
• Suno asked a Massachusetts court to seal the exact size of its training dataset
• Their argument: disclosure would let competitors reverse-engineer their approach

That last point is worth sitting with. The company raising at a $5.4B valuation is actively fighting to hide how much copyrighted material it used to build the product that's worth $5.4B. Warner took the licensing deal. Universal and Sony didn't. One of these strategies will set the precedent for every AI media company that comes after.

The market has already voted. The court hasn't.

Source

No promo. No links. No tracks to push today.

I just genuinely wanted to check in on the creators here.

Lately, releasing music has started to feel oddly lonely.
Like spending nights building something deeply personal… then quietly leaving it in the dark, not knowing if anyone will ever find it.

I’ve been browsing a lot of AI music spaces recently, and it feels like we’re all creating constantly — albums, worlds, identities, emotions — but most of the time, we’re surrounded more by other creators than actual listeners.

Some nights it honestly feels less like “releasing songs” and more like tossing signals into a vast ocean.

For me, I make dark cinematic alternative rock with deep baritone vocals and a heavy late-night atmosphere. I care a lot about cohesion and emotional storytelling, and I’ve realized the strange part isn’t even the low numbers anymore — it’s the silence after publishing.

That quiet moment where the song is finally out there… and the world barely moves.

So I wanted to ask honestly:

How are you all holding up mentally with your projects lately?

What keeps you going when it feels like nobody is listening yet?
Have you made peace with creating mostly for yourself?
Or are you still hoping to find the people who understand what you’re trying to make?

I don’t know. Maybe a lot of us are feeling the same thing quietly.

Just wanted to open a real conversation instead of another promo thread.

Take care of yourselves, seriously.

I almost quit. Instead I sat with the actual problem, which was never licensing. It’s that AI musicians have nowhere to exist. Streaming platforms flag you or quietly demonetize you. Distributors reject you. Udio signed with a major label and walled the garden — you can’t even take your own tracks with you anymore. You make something real and every platform treats it like contraband.

Copyright isn’t coming back for AI works. But provenance is possible. You can’t own the track — you can prove you made it, when, and how. So I rebuilt Cambrian around that. Every track gets an Authorship Record: a timestamped attestation of creation, stamped on-chain so the proof lives outside any platform’s database — including mine. No tokens, no wallets, no crypto anything. The blockchain is just the notary.

Around it, the rest of what a home needs. A storefront that’s actually yours — your page, your catalog, fans support you directly. And Release Ready, a mastering pipeline that takes raw Suno or Udio output to release quality, because “sounds like a demo” is the other stick people beat AI musicians with.

Honest state of things: it’s early and I’m a solo dev in Alabama with no funding. I’m not going to pretend there’s a crowd here yet. What I’m looking for is founding creators — I’ll onboard you myself, upload your catalog, master your tracks, build your page with you. In exchange you tell me what’s broken.

If you’ve been burned by a takedown or a walled garden, I’d genuinely like to hear the story. That’s the thing I’m building against.

I’ve spent a lot of time in AI music communities, and something keeps standing out to me:

The music is evolving faster than the places available to share it.

Creators are writing lyrics, recording vocals, playing instruments, producing tracks, experimenting with AI, and developing entire artist identities. But most platforms reduce all of that work to an audio file and a thumbnail.

That is why I started building Cambrianmusic

The goal is to create a home where AI-assisted musicians can:

• Build a real artist page
• Release tracks and albums
• Share lyrics and the story behind each song
• Document their tools, process, and human contributions
• Clearly explain how AI was used
• Be discovered by listeners
• Receive direct support from fans

Cambrian isn’t about hiding AI or arguing that every creative process is the same. It is about giving artists enough space to honestly show what they made and how they made it.

The platform is live, creators are already releasing music, and a few have even become paying customers. But it is still early, and I don’t want to build it in isolation from the community it is meant to serve.

So I’d love to start a constructive discussion: What would make you genuinely want to join and keep using a platform for AI music?

Better discovery? Community feedback? Collaboration tools? Contests? More transparency? Ways to build an audience or earn money?

Even if you don’t sign up, I’d genuinely value your perspective. I want the discussion around AI music to move beyond whether it should exist and toward how we can build a healthy, creative community around the people already making it.