Radical with Amol Rajan Will There Be A Revolt Against AI Music? (Your Radical Questions with Panos A. Panay)
Feb 2, 2026
Panos A. Panay, president of the Recording Academy and the Grammys, music executive and author. He discusses a possible consumer backlash against AI-made music. He weighs AI as both creative tool and threat. He explores how governments and copyright could support musicians and fund future talent.
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Human Connection To Human-Made Music
- Humans connect differently to human-made music than to purely AI-created music.
- Panos Panay predicts consumer-driven backlash and expects labeling to become common.
Prepare For AI-Labeling In Music
- Expect transparency measures like voluntary or mandatory labeling for AI-generated music.
- Panos advises that consumer choice and labeling will likely shape how AI music is treated.
AI As The Next Musical Tool
- Technology has repeatedly expanded musical possibility and created new genres.
- Panos argues AI can be both a threat and an enabler of new creative forms.
