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Is There Too Much Music? Inside the Impact of 100,000-Plus Songs Being Uploaded Daily

Billboard·Kristin Robinson·22 days ago
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Trending on Billboard Over 100,000 songs are being uploaded to streaming services every day, according to Luminate, and many of these tracks are not being listened to at all. Plus, a fast-growing share of these songs have been flagged as fully AI-generated recordings, while another sizable portion are deemed “functional” content or “non music” — meaning white noise, bird sounds or other non-traditional audio content. It all amounts to growing difficulties for well-meaning artists trying to cut through the clutter and find a fanbase. It also places a strain on streaming services, especially the smaller players in the market. So, has the supply of audio content finally become too much? Related On this week’s episode of On the Record, Stem co-founder and CEO Milana Lewis joins to discuss how the long tail of music content grew, why she thinks music should be “taken down from the [streaming] shelf” if it’s not listened to and how this vast supply of music impacts emerging talent.…

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