We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/youtube-report-ai-ugc-music-trend YouTube says fans want to put themselves in AI videos. For music, the next step is putting artists in places they never agreed to be https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/youtube-report-ai-ugc-music-trend A YouTube Culture & Trends report says 72% of surveyed US video posters aged 14 to 44 use AI on their videos or images, and 61% want to use it to insert themselves into content. Music Ally points to the music version of the trend, fan-made AI videos that swap one star into another's music video, and the question YouTube's blog post on the report never asks is who agreed to it. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers ai-musicyoutubeugclikenessfan-content