Tune in Dialogues – ECSA
Tune in Dialogues - ECSA
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Welcome to the Tune in Dialogues podcast by ECSA – the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance. In this podcast, we guide you through ECSA’s work to promote and defend the rights of music authors in Europe.
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The podcast focuses on critical topics related to music authorship, including artificial intelligence and copyright challenges, music streaming, and diversity in creative sectors. For instance, the inaugural episode covers the implications of generative AI on music creators, illustrating the intersection of technology and copyright law as discussed at a conference in the European Parliament. Other themes may include composing for media and the evolving landscape of the music industry.
Welcome to the Tune in Dialogues podcast by ECSA – the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance. In this podcast, we guide you through ECSA’s work to promote and defend the rights of music authors in Europe.
On 2 June 2026, ECSA hosted the conference “Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI” in Brussels. Providing a platform to exchange on the current state of copyright and generative AI regulation in the EU, the conference focused on the challenges faced by music authors and other creators and on exploring possible solutions. During the event, several panel discussions and keynotes examined both the relationship between generative AI and authors’ rights and the implications of AI-generated music for creators in today’s streaming ecosystem.
This podcast episode includes a recording of the second panel of the conference, titled "AI, Transparency, and Fairness in Today's Music Streaming Ecosystem". As stressed by ECSA and many others recently, the surge of AI-generated music on streaming platforms is having a profound impact on the entire music streaming ecosystem. This poses several challenges to music creators, from supercharging streaming fraud and artist impersonation, to raising risks for the discoverability of European music and European cultural diversity. Moreover, the pervasive lack of transparency over AI-generated music and algorithmic recommendations are leaving creators and listeners in the dark. During this discussion, our panellists exchanged views on what can be done by EU and national policy makers as well as by industry stakeholders to address and tackle these challenges.
Panelists: Helen Smith (Executive Chair of IMPALA) Nathalie Birocheau (CEO and Co-founder of Ircam Amplify) and Tobias Stenkjaer (Songwriter, Chair of Danish Pop Auteurs, and ECSA Board Member). Moderator: European Affairs Consultant Fabien Miclet.
ECSA’s Tune in Dialogues podcast highlights the work of ECSA to defend and promote the rights of music authors across Europe. With interviews, conversations, and panel sessions featuring composers, songwriters, and other industry professionals, the podcast aims to update you on relevant developments on topics such as artificial intelligence, music streaming, composing for media and film, and diversity and inclusion in the creative sectors.
Co-funded by Creative Europe
Production: ECSA and Maaike Muis
Music: Composers: Louis Edlinger, Mert Gencer (library: Music Sculptor)
More information: www.composeralliance.org
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