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 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/umg-distrokid-ai-slop-takedowns UMG calls DistroKid an "AI-slop pipeline", and human indie artists are getting swept out with the slop https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/umg-distrokid-ai-slop-takedowns Universal Music Group sued DistroKid in Delaware on 15 Sep 2026, calling it an "AI-slop pipeline" and citing one account that released 4,562 tracks in a year. DistroKid has since confirmed it removed "a very small number" of recordings in response to UMG's claims, and independent artists say original and licensed work went with them, with no notice and no clear way to appeal. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrydistrokidumgtakedownsai-musiclegal