Creative AI has proven to be a powerful litmus test for several converging trends in the music business — from streaming fraud and the ongoing battle for label market share, to the double-edged sword of democratized music creation and content oversaturation, to a lack of unity in global approaches to copyright and data protections.

At this critical juncture, we hosted Andreea Gleeson, CEO of TuneCore, for a Water Cooler interview to dive into the myriad industry trends swirling around creative AI, through the lens of one of the industry’s most critical functions: Music distribution.

TuneCore is one of the world’s largest open music distribution tools, having paid out over $3 billion to artists to date. The company has also become one of the most vocal music-industry stakeholders when it comes to AI, taking a stance that is equal parts proactive and cautious.

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