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Instrumental Intel Podcast

Achickwitbeatz brings you information instrumental to your artistic career including music industry news, insights, interviews, and beats for your inspiration. Listen on Saturdays at 7 pm ET on ⁠⁠⁠Grander Radio,⁠⁠⁠ Achickwitbeatz.com⁠⁠⁠, and your favorite podcast platform.

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00:01
Hey, thank you so much for tuning in to Instrumental Intel. I'm your host, music producer, Achickwitbeatz. And once again, I'm glad that you're here with me. I've got an episode today that's got music industry news and a special presentation of my instrumental album, Underground Beatscapes, available wherever you vibed to music. So please do make sure that you check it out. Great way to close out Black Music Month.

00:24
But before I go ahead and drop that first beat, I gotta give a shout out to my home station, Grander Radio out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. And with that, let's go.

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32:12
Hey, I'm Achickwitbeatz, multi-genre music producer and strategist to indie artists and labels. Visit achickwitbeatz.com for resources for artists and instrumentals in various genres available for songs, vlogs, blogs, podcasts, themes, TV, film, commercials, and more. Once again, that's achickwitbeatz.com. That's A-C-H-I-C-K-W-I-T-B-E-A-T-Z.com. Let's make something happen.

32:43
Alright, now back with the music biz brief. First up, artists traveling for shows should stay aware of local alerts and look out for their crews. 145 people reported being attacked with syringes during France's Fête de la Musique, with 12 suspects arrested so far. Victims were pricked during outdoor music events across the country, including minors. Some were hospitalized for toxicology tests, though it's still unclear if drugs were involved.

33:09
The incidents echo previous reports from 2022, if you remember that, and raise fresh safety concerns as summer festivals ramp up. Next up, Spotify launched its free tier in South Korea last October, helping it climb to third place among streamers in the country, according to new data from Wyse app. With 3.6 million monthly users, it now trails only melon and YouTube music.

33:33
Spotify also shared that Korean artists were streamed over 2 billion times on the platform last year with listeners in the US, Indonesia, Brazil, the Philippines, and Mexico. Also, two US senators are calling on the FTC to investigate Spotify's bundling of music and audio books, saying the move cuts songwriter and publisher royalties by hundreds of millions while locking users into higher-priced plans without clear consent.

33:57
Under the current setup, subscribers are auto-enrolled into a bundle that lowers Spotify's royalty obligations unless they actively opt out. Critics argue the basic plan, alternative is hard to access, and the National Music Publishers Association estimates creators lost $230 million last year alone. Next, after AI generated songs like the fake Drake Weekend track that went viral in 2023,

34:23
The music industry has been quietly building systems to detect and track synthetic content. Rather than focusing on takedowns, companies are embedding AI detection across the pipeline, from training data to distribution to enable licensing before release. Tools like Vermilio's TraceID can flag AI-generated segments at the STEM level, while platforms like Deezer and YouTube are working to spot and deprioritize spammy synthetic uploads. Still, efforts remain fragmented.

34:52
and critics argue that the real transparency and consent will require broader standards and oversight. And I definitely agree with that. And finally, a US judge has ruled that Anthropix uses copyrighted books to train its AI chatbot, Claude, qualifies as fair use. Bad news for authors, but possibly less relevant to music publishers suing over AI-generated outputs.

35:15
The judge emphasized that Claude's outputs weren't similar to the original text, unlike music industry claims that AI tools like Claude, Suno, and Udio can generate lyrics or tracks that closely mimic copyrighted songs. However, Anthropic was still to face trial over allegedly using pirated books for training, which could push other AI developers toward licensing deals to avoid similar legal risks. Alright, I'm gonna take a quick pause for the cause and then I'll be back after this.

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53:43
Oh, and there's a rap in your beat scapes, uh, and I'm sure you'll check it out, oh, you like music in metal? I'm gonna play some more beats for your inspiration, and I'll be back to close out this episode, so keep it locked.

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59:39
Alright, that's a wrap for this episode of Instrumental Intel. I've been your host, music producer, or Achickwitbeatz. Once again, I'd like to thank you for tuning in. I'd like to thank my home station, Grander Radio out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Make sure that you come back next week. I've got more goodness lined up for you. So, until next time, you know where to find me. Tune in, tell a friend, and I'll see you then. Peace.