AI ‘music’ is hijacking real musicians’ online identities
From DW, Inside Europe’s Lars Bevanger meets with a musician in Oslo to discuss the challenges of AI stealing the identities of real musicians.
Waveforms of audio files from various instruments are displayed on a computer screen during the creation of an AI musical piece at SUNO in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 13, 2026.
Picture this: You’re a serious musician, working hard to create art and make a living. Suddenly, on your music streaming profile, a new album appears — in your name. But it’s not you.
In fact, it’s nothing at all like your music. It’s all AI generated. And you can’t get rid of it.
From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, Inside Europe’s Lars Bevanger met up with a musician in Oslo, Norway, who faced this problem.
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