Since Music AI started to gain popularity, musicians all around the world, especially the independent musicians, have been considering what is going to happen to the music industry now? Since the birth of the music industry musicians never seem to get paid what they are worth. Now that music AI is here, what now?
Before diving deep into this topic, let’s take a look at the history.
Starting in the 1800s, live performance illusions began with stage tricks like Pepper’s Ghost used mirrors, glass, and light to create ghost-like figures on stage. Proven audiences were fascinated by presence without a physical body.
Then in 1950s–1970s Technology Enters Music: Early computers and synthesizers generate sound, Machines that assist music creation for the first time and Technology shifts from playback to participation.
In 1990s–2000s, digital and animated artists gain mainstream acceptance, performers don’t need a physical body to connect with fans and Sets the foundation for virtual and AI-driven performances.
Tupac Shakur hologram at Coachella (2012) changed public perception, Holograms appear at award shows and tribute events and Conversation shifted from “cool tech” to ethics and legacy. Digital avatars combined with live musicians and ABBA Voyage shows artist-controlled use of technology.
AI assists songwriting, production, and vocals, AI helps recreate performances for live tours and raises new questions around consent, ownership, and authenticity.AI and holograms are already part of live music, Artists, fans, and the industry are still deciding: What counts as “live”, who controls the artist’s image, and where should the line be drawn?
“AI and holograms aren’t the future—they’re already here. The real question is how working musicians feel about where this is heading.”
After researching there isn’t a precise official count, because they are constantly evolving and expanding. However, there is a list of music AI that is already on-air – sort of speaking.
Suno, Udio, Elevenlabs Music, AIVA, Mubert, Bandlab, Beatoven, Soundraw, Mureka, Loudly and many others. What you may not know is that 60% of musicians already use Music AI tools in some ways – from mastering, composing, arranging, or generating music.
Generative AI music is consistently being uploaded onto platforms like Deezers and around 18% of new daily uploads might be fully AI generated tasks. Holograms aren’t as widespread as music is “yet”. Only because it is very expensive to create it and very limited too. So we move forward with AI coming into the world, like every single change that happens we need to adjust in where the world is heading to with AI.
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