tech
March 27, 2026
The music industry has embraced a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy about AI.
It’s not just the country music scene that’s quietly embraced AI, artists across genres are using it to experiment with arrangements, demo new songs, and create sample material. But, songwriter Michelle Lewis told Rolling Stone, nobody wants to admit it. And producer Young Guru believes it’s more widespread than anyone realizes:
TL;DR
- The music industry has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding AI.
- Artists across genres are using AI to experiment with arrangements, demo songs, and create samples.
- Songwriter Michelle Lewis notes that artists are reluctant to admit AI usage.
- Producer Young Guru believes AI use is more widespread than acknowledged.
- Hip-hop producers commonly use AI to create funk and soul samples.
- Guru estimates over half of sample-based hip-hop now uses AI-generated samples.
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