From AI deals to streaming fraud, the music industry is wrestling with four existential battles at once

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The music industry is confronting four linked problems at once: AI licensing, performing-rights organization disputes, streaming fraud, and upcoming royalty-rate negotiations. Major labels and publishers are now signing AI licensing deals, while Spotify has introduced AI remix features tied to a revenue-sharing model. At the same time, publishers are challenging PRO governance and pushing for more transparency and direct licensing options. AI-driven fraud is inflating streams and royalties, and a future Copyright Royalty Board process could reshape payout economics for years.

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