Artists Leaving Spotify / Standing Up Against the Genocide in Gaza / Yung Thug and the RAP Act / YouTube fighting AI slop / Certified Generative AI

A number of established artists are leaving Spotify. Should you? Should we? How artists support each other as they stand up against the genocide in Gaza. Yung Thug and the RAP act. The collective building the next Bandcamp. We have an update on Super Fans. We spotlight ONErpm. What's YouTube doing to combat AI slop on their platform? And how can artists use AI to help their careers — without generating songs?

Links

• Massive Attack, Kneecap, Brian Eno, Fontaines D.C. announce formation of musicians’ alliance to repel Zionist attacks by David Walsh https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/21/ckjv-j21.html
• Music Industry Backs Reintroduced ‘RAP ACT’ That Would Bar Lyrics From Being Used As Evidence In US Court Trials by Daniel Tencer via Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-industry-backs-reintroduced-rap-act-that-would-bar-lyrics-from-being-used-as-evidence-in-us-court-trials/
• Subvert https://subvert.fm/
• Super Listeners https://artists.spotify.com/blog/super-listeners-your-guide-for-developing-fans-who-go-deeper
• ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There Are No more Distribution Companies, There Are No More Record Labels. There Are Just Companies Providing Solutions to Creators.’ by Dave Roberts via Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/onerpm-emmanuel-zunz-no-more-record-labels/
• Humanable - certified non-generative AI https://www.humanable.com
• It Looks Like YouTube Is Getting Serious About Eliminating AI Slop by Bobby Owsinksi for Music 3.0 Blog https://music3point0.com/2025/07/11/it-looks-like-youtube-is-getting-serious-about-eliminating-ai-slop/
• I created a music manager with AI. Here's how... by Musicben on their Substack https://ziggyziggymusic.substack.com/p/i-created-a-music-manager-with-ai

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