He's still getting royalties lol from his rap career
April 18, 2026 at 3:54 PM
He's still getting royalties lol from his rap career
NEW: As Spotify embraces AI artists, allowing those artist accounts to monetize on streams, Tidal on Monday said it wouldn't pay royalties for AI-generated music.
Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music
Spotify competitor Tidal built a reputation by collaborating with musicians and focusing on audio quality. How will it handle the era of AI-generated slop?
www.404media.co
June 29, 2026 at 7:38 PM
NEW: As Spotify embraces AI artists, allowing those artist accounts to monetize on streams, Tidal on Monday said it wouldn't pay royalties for AI-generated music.
Interesting. Bonnie Tyler isn’t the songwriter in this case, so (as things stand) she’d not even earn the minuscule fractions of a penny that Spotify pays out in streaming royalties. Hence this story.
Musicians’ Union is campaigning to change that. Good.
musiciansunion.org.uk/working-perf...
Musicians’ Union is campaigning to change that. Good.
musiciansunion.org.uk/working-perf...
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Interesting. Bonnie Tyler isn’t the songwriter in this case, so (as things stand) she’d not even earn the minuscule fractions of a penny that Spotify pays out in streaming royalties. Hence this story.
Musicians’ Union is campaigning to change that. Good.
musiciansunion.org.uk/working-perf...
Musicians’ Union is campaigning to change that. Good.
musiciansunion.org.uk/working-perf...
That music is real money though- artists get royalties from their music being played on a grocery store service etc. so it hurts artists if that music becomes ai slop
September 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
That music is real money though- artists get royalties from their music being played on a grocery store service etc. so it hurts artists if that music becomes ai slop
R. Kelly and his longtime publisher Universal Music Group will have to pay over $500,000 in music royalties to his victims
R. Kelly and Universal Music Must Pay Over Half-Million Dollars in Music Royalties to Victims, Judge...
R. Kelly and Universal Music Group will have to pay over $500,000 in music royalties to Brooklyn federal prosecutors to pay his victims.
t.co
August 25, 2023 at 12:29 PM
R. Kelly and his longtime publisher Universal Music Group will have to pay over $500,000 in music royalties to his victims
With its music focus, no-AI content policy, and larger artist royalties, the hi-res streaming service is scooping up all sorts of switchers. www.wired.com/story/qobuz-...
Qobuz Is the Anti-Spotify Music Streamer You’ve Been Waiting For
With its music focus, no-AI content policy, and larger artist royalties, the hi-res streaming service is scooping up all sorts of switchers.
www.wired.com
June 16, 2026 at 6:02 AM
With its music focus, no-AI content policy, and larger artist royalties, the hi-res streaming service is scooping up all sorts of switchers. www.wired.com/story/qobuz-...
Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright
Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright
Tidal is discouraging AI-generated music by demonetizing it.
buff.ly
June 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright
Cory Booker is on the Senate floor providing a comprehensive explanation of how music streaming royalties are divided
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cory Booker is on the Senate floor providing a comprehensive explanation of how music streaming royalties are divided
85% of AI music tracks are “played by bots rather than humans in order to siphon off royalties” - replacing listeners as well as creators…
Deezer says up to 85% of its AI-music streams are now fraudulent
Deezer says it is now receiving more than 60,000 fully-AI tracks every day, and that’s 39% of total uploads.
Deezer says it is now receiving more than 60,000 fully-AI tracks every day, and that’s 39% of total uploads.
Deezer says up to 85% of its AI-music streams are now fraudulent
Deezer says it is now receiving more than 60,000 fully-AI tracks every day, and that’s 39% of total uploads.
musically.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM
85% of AI music tracks are “played by bots rather than humans in order to siphon off royalties” - replacing listeners as well as creators…
Kid Rock donated all of his music royalties from last year ($387), and 17 catalytic converters to Trump’s super pac….
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Kid Rock donated all of his music royalties from last year ($387), and 17 catalytic converters to Trump’s super pac….
“[A]rtists uploading music wholly or substantially created using AI will have them label them as such — and those songs won’t be eligible for royalties.”
Tilly Norwood crying and throwing up.
Tilly Norwood crying and throwing up.
Tidal to Label AI-Generated Music, Ban Royalties from AI Song Streams
Tidal said on Monday that artists uploading AI-generated music will have such songs labeled — and those songs won't be eligible for royalties.
variety.com
June 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
“[A]rtists uploading music wholly or substantially created using AI will have them label them as such — and those songs won’t be eligible for royalties.”
Tilly Norwood crying and throwing up.
Tilly Norwood crying and throwing up.
The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) now requires artists to declare if AI was used in the creation of a song.
Songs involving AI will not be eligible for copyright registration and if AI use is falsely denied, KOMCA may suspend royalties or remove the work.
Songs involving AI will not be eligible for copyright registration and if AI use is falsely denied, KOMCA may suspend royalties or remove the work.
April 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) now requires artists to declare if AI was used in the creation of a song.
Songs involving AI will not be eligible for copyright registration and if AI use is falsely denied, KOMCA may suspend royalties or remove the work.
Songs involving AI will not be eligible for copyright registration and if AI use is falsely denied, KOMCA may suspend royalties or remove the work.
Tiny payouts for artists, AI-generated “music” flooding the platform, and audiobooks used to justify lower royalties, those are enough reasons.
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Tiny payouts for artists, AI-generated “music” flooding the platform, and audiobooks used to justify lower royalties, those are enough reasons.
TIDAL announces new rules for AI-generated music 🎵
• 100% AI-generated tracks will receive a badge that says 'AI'
• AI-generated songs will not receive royalties
• Listeners will be able to filter out all AI-generated content
• Content designed to impersonate other artists gets removed
• 100% AI-generated tracks will receive a badge that says 'AI'
• AI-generated songs will not receive royalties
• Listeners will be able to filter out all AI-generated content
• Content designed to impersonate other artists gets removed
June 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
TIDAL announces new rules for AI-generated music 🎵
• 100% AI-generated tracks will receive a badge that says 'AI'
• AI-generated songs will not receive royalties
• Listeners will be able to filter out all AI-generated content
• Content designed to impersonate other artists gets removed
• 100% AI-generated tracks will receive a badge that says 'AI'
• AI-generated songs will not receive royalties
• Listeners will be able to filter out all AI-generated content
• Content designed to impersonate other artists gets removed
Feds Say AI Music Fraudster Deserves Prison For Stealing Royalties From ‘Hard-Working Songwriters’
Feds Say AI Music Fraudster Deserves Prison For Stealing Royalties From ‘Hard-Working Songwriters’
In the AI music fraud case against a man who stole $8 million in streaming royalties from songwriters, prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence.
bit.ly
September 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Feds Say AI Music Fraudster Deserves Prison For Stealing Royalties From ‘Hard-Working Songwriters’
If Canadian radio stations big and small were smart, they would increase CanCon music and make a big deal out of it. Keep those royalties in Canada. Willing to listen to more Trooper for a good cause. 🇨🇦
March 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If Canadian radio stations big and small were smart, they would increase CanCon music and make a big deal out of it. Keep those royalties in Canada. Willing to listen to more Trooper for a good cause. 🇨🇦
This is a big sacrifice and risk for a young artist. Don't just applaud--support him by buying his music or streaming on Tidal tidal.com/artist/8551355 (pays higher royalties to artists), Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/1wskV..., Apple...
Aaron Rowe
See the releases of Aaron Rowe on TIDAL
tidal.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is a big sacrifice and risk for a young artist. Don't just applaud--support him by buying his music or streaming on Tidal tidal.com/artist/8551355 (pays higher royalties to artists), Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/1wskV..., Apple...
“Tidal will not allow music that is 100% AI-generated to be monetized. No royalties will go to such releases, nor will AI-generated uploads be eligible for direct-to-fan sales,” the company said in an email to its users.
Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music
Spotify competitor Tidal built a reputation by collaborating with musicians and focusing on audio quality. How will it handle the era of AI-generated slop?
www.404media.co
June 29, 2026 at 7:38 PM
“Tidal will not allow music that is 100% AI-generated to be monetized. No royalties will go to such releases, nor will AI-generated uploads be eligible for direct-to-fan sales,” the company said in an email to its users.
ICYMI, they have AI fuckwits successfully filing copyrights against the original content they scraped from musicians to rob them of their income
www.forbes.com/sites/virgin...
www.forbes.com/sites/virgin...
How AI-Generated Music Became A $4 Billion Fraud Machine
With fake streams, cloned voices and stolen royalties, AI-generated music is becoming a $4 billion fraud machine that's costing artists in other ways.
www.forbes.com
June 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
ICYMI, they have AI fuckwits successfully filing copyrights against the original content they scraped from musicians to rob them of their income
www.forbes.com/sites/virgin...
www.forbes.com/sites/virgin...
I see Materia Collective is causing chaos for past and present Undertale/Deltarune videos and copyright-striking the music they own aggressively. Since my Twitter's gone, I'll retell what they did to myself and other artists in 2021 to paint a picture of this company. www.pcgamer.com/celeste-b-si...
Celeste B-side composers haven't been paid royalties in almost two years
And they're not the only ones banging the drum.
www.pcgamer.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I see Materia Collective is causing chaos for past and present Undertale/Deltarune videos and copyright-striking the music they own aggressively. Since my Twitter's gone, I'll retell what they did to myself and other artists in 2021 to paint a picture of this company. www.pcgamer.com/celeste-b-si...
do i need things like distrokid or topic to upload music to youtube? i'm still confused at why people do it, is it for royalties? (i don't make any money from my music uploads)
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
do i need things like distrokid or topic to upload music to youtube? i'm still confused at why people do it, is it for royalties? (i don't make any money from my music uploads)
This was a bad system all around. The American public got worse music. Musicians' own royalties were eroded by the label accountants' practice of charging off bribes to "promotions" they deducted from artists' royalty statements. Radio stations sucked.
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September 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
This was a bad system all around. The American public got worse music. Musicians' own royalties were eroded by the label accountants' practice of charging off bribes to "promotions" they deducted from artists' royalty statements. Radio stations sucked.
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The guy who has been told by countless musicians to stop stealing their music and using it without permission or paying royalties is being lauded by MAGAts as a guy who "supports the arts."
December 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The guy who has been told by countless musicians to stop stealing their music and using it without permission or paying royalties is being lauded by MAGAts as a guy who "supports the arts."
I'm sorry isn't this.... theft???
November 15, 2023 at 12:16 PM
I'm sorry isn't this.... theft???
I'm a member of ASCAP because if I don't take my music royalties seriously, then someone else will take them ... seriously.
August 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
I'm a member of ASCAP because if I don't take my music royalties seriously, then someone else will take them ... seriously.