It's Easy to Build Your Audience, with AI

 

Podcast Link: https://youtu.be/CrUlIezY7ug

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• Original Will Smith Video
• Will Smith Claps Back Video
• Did Will Smith Reall;y generate a crowd with AI? Video
• AI’s getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern
• AI fatigue is hitting hard and brands are feeling it
• Will Smith Faces Backlash Over Alleged Use of AI-Generated Crowds in Videos
• Will Smith’s self-inflicted PR nightmare won’t end after appearing to use AI-generated crowds to promote his rap comeback
• Horrifying AI Crowds Apparently Used in Will Smith Concert Video
• Alive! Some dubbing - so what?
• 50 Years Ago: Kiss Comes ‘Alive!’ by Using Some Studio Magic
• Fake live albums with overdubbed crowd noise
• Introducing new crowd tools, AI, and connected workflows for incredible storytelling 
• How Much Does CGI Cost Per Minute? Factors That Affect Pricing
• Alive! (Kiss album)

 

Suno and Udio Rip Streams to Feed AI

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• The Music Industry Is About To Change Because Gen-Z Isn’t Into Streaming
• THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S NEW PROBLEM MAY HAVE AN OLD CAUSE: PIRACY
• CD sales on the rise: Absurd nostalgia or Gen-Z trend?
• In focus: stream-ripping
• Tag Archives for " stream ripping "
• IFPI: 29% of online music consumers engage in copyright infringement for access
• IFPI: Stream-Ripping Fuels Generative AI From Which Existential Threats Emerge
• WORLD’S LARGEST MUSIC STREAM RIPPING SITE SHUTS DOWN AFTER SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ACTION FROM RECORD INDUSTRY
• IFPI shuts down Y2mate.com and 11 other ‘stream-ripping’ sites in Vietnam
• Stream-Ripping Scandal Rocks AI Music: Major Labels Sue Suno Over Copyright Infringement
• IFPI: Stream-Ripping Fuels Generative AI From Which Existential Threats Emerge
• Stream Ripping and Music Piracy
• Myth & Reality: “Home Taping Is Killing Music”
• Pirate raid: Streameast, world’s largest illegal sports streaming site, taken down
• Music labels sue AI song generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement

Udio Takes Lead in Record Label Lawsuit

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• Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal over ownership of master recordings
• Suno and Udio SUED By Indie Musicians – The Lead Attorney Tells All
• Judge Hellerstein orders record labels to produce deposit copies of registered works and artist-label agreements. The latter relevant to ownership. Udio scores major discovery win.
• Udio vs Suno (Oct 2025 Update): Vocals, Editors, Stems & Pricing
• $500M-VALUED SUNO HAS ADMITTED TRAINING AI ON COPYRIGHTED MUSIC. THAT HASN’T STOPPED AMAZON FROM ADDING ITS CONTROVERSIAL TECH TO ALEXA
• Suno vs Udio
• What Suno And Udio’s AI Licensing Deals With Music Majors Could Mean For Creators Rights
• Suno seeks same discovery from music labels as Udio: artist-label WMFH agreements and deposit copies of sound recordings. Music labels can’t be happy
• Record Labels in Talks to License Music to AI Firms Udio, Suno
• Understanding Work for Hire in the Music Industry: Key Points for Artists, Producers, and Labels
• The Power Shift from Label to Artists