Artist Amplified

In this episode of Artist Amplified, we dive deep into the future of music, AI, authenticity, and what it truly means to be an artist in today’s algorithm-driven world. We discuss the massive Supreme Court AI copyright auling and what it means for songwriters, producers, singers, and creators moving forward. Can AI-generated music be copyrighted? What still belongs to human artists? And why docume...

You have 14,000 followers. Your video gets 78,000 views. How? Because nobody decides to watch you anymore — the algorithm does. This week we get into why the follower count on your profile is the most useless number in music. Andrew Raiher, Anika Paris and Yulia Gonzalez break down the Supreme Court's Cox v. Universal piracy ruling and what it means for working songwriters, Google's new Ly...

What actually makes an artist blow up today—and is any of it real? In this episode of Artist Amplified, we break down the truth behind viral artists, “industry plants,” and how labels are quietly boosting content to hack the algorithm. We dive into why followers don’t matter the way they used to, how TikTok and Instagram have reshaped music discovery, and what artists should focus on instead: buil...

In this episode of Artist Amplified, we break down what’s really happening behind viral music content—and what artists need to understand to compete today. From “man-on-the-street” music videos to hidden pay-to-play promotion, we uncover how some content goes viral—and why it’s not always as organic as it looks. We also dive into:* The rise of game-style content and why it’s dominating social medi...