Musicians Investigate AI-Generated Music Practices

<figure> <img alt="A digital illustration depicting Nihil Young and Max “H4RRIS” Harris." src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/268714_finding_and_shaming_AI_grifters_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,85.33125,89.314310632479" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">As <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/979345/suno-studio-2-0-midi-chatbot-custom-effects">audio-focused generative tools</a> and platforms have <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976636/suno-will-start-scanning-outputs-for-copyright-infringment">become more sophisticated</a>, the internet has seen an increase in <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tyga-admits-ai-starface-album-1236311004/">AI-generated music</a> that features melodies and vocals derived from the work of human artists. Some creators of this content <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/17/nx-s1-5431544/timbaland-ai-music-suno-stage-zero-tata-generative">acknowledge their use of AI</a>, while others have <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976801/fenix-flexin-rubberz-ai-song-treblo">denied it</a> until public scrutiny <a href="https://ca.rollingstone.com/music/fenix-flexin-admits-use-ai-rubberz/">prompted admissions</a>. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For musicians, particularly those in technologically-focused genres like electronic dance music, the question of what constitutes "real" art versus AI-generated content is becoming increasingly significant.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/985866/h4rris-nihil-young-edm-suno-ai">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>