“Music needs a human element to have any value”: Guardian reader on the increasing use of AI in music

“Music needs a human element to have any value”: Guardian reader on the increasing use of AI in music

By Guardian staff reporter
Publication Date: 2025-12-17 11:00:00

AMusic I create is flooding streaming platforms and seems here to stay. Last month, three AI songs reached the highest positions on the Spotify and Billboard charts. Jorja Smith’s label has demanded that she receive a share of the royalties for a song believed to have trained its original AI-generated vocals in their catalog, which was later re-recorded by a human singer.

With this in mind, we asked for your opinion on music composed by AI, the use of AI as a tool in music creation, and what should be done to protect musicians. Here are some of your answers.

“There was a song that I really liked”

I’ve already noticed AI songs being added to jazz playlists and “radio stations” on Spotify. There was a song that I really liked, so I did a little research and found out that it was a group with a generic name that had all released about three to five albums in 2025. Then I noticed the next track and the track followed the same path. It was really annoying. History, I hope…