On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti How AI is changing the music business
Nov 28, 2025
Rick Beato, a musician and YouTube educator famous for dissecting songs, joins Amanda Hoover, a tech correspondent from Business Insider, to explore the impact of AI on the music industry. They discuss AI-generated artists and the intriguing process of creating tracks like 'Neon Ghosts.' Beato critiques the nuances of AI music while Hoover elaborates on Spotify's policies regarding AI's monetization and labeling, raising concerns about artistic homogeneity. The conversation highlights the balance between innovation and preserving human artistry in music.
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Five-Minute Fake Pop Star
- Rick Beato generated the fake artist Lyra Vega and a radio-ready song in about five minutes using Suno and Claude.
- He wrote a short prompt, refined lyrics in Claude, and obtained a full produced demo almost instantly.
AI Mimics Pop To A Dangerous Degree
- The AI-generated song had a strong melody and professional arrangement indistinguishable from many current pop hits.
- Rick says this raises hard questions about originality because AI composes by drawing on existing works.
Listeners Spot AI's Odd Errors
- Rick created another AI artist, Eli Mercer, whose country-leaning lyrics produced humorous listener comments about geographic inaccuracy.
- His subscribers pointed out oddities like nobody actually going to West Texas, revealing AI's quirky artifacts.