You have 14,000 followers. Your video gets 78,000 views. How? Because nobody decides to watch you anymore — the algorithm does. This week we get into why the follower count on your profile is the most useless number in music.Andrew Raiher, Anika Paris and Yulia Gonzalez break down the Supreme Court's Cox v. Universal piracy ruling and what it means for working songwriters, Google's new Lyria AI music engine coming straight for composers, the first-ever federal conviction for AI music fraud ($8M and a fake jazz empire), and why TikTok surviving is the best news independent artists got all year. Then we put North London's Ruby Francis under the microscope — one clip went nuclear, the one next to it died, and the difference is a lesson every artist needs.⏱ CHAPTERS00:00 Cold open — the misheard Supreme Court question00:48 Yulia's video goes viral (SZA reposted it)01:10 Keith Haring, Angel Ortiz & the credit artists never get02:09 Cox v. Universal: the ruling that targets you, not the platform03:23 Who actually protects the songwriter now?04:37 Show your process — or the public treats you like a machine06:24 Charlie Puth, Taylor Swift & putting yourself online08:10 Lady Gaga, the vocal chameleon & the power of reinvention10:17 Learn the masters or find your voice? (Mastery vs the amateur)13:28 Be brave: permission, Halloween & why nobody remembers failures15:14 How a Janet Jackson "failure" accidentally created YouTube16:39 Google drops Lyria — AI music comes for the composers19:50 The stats + Yulia's shaman-to-superstar theory23:01 Monrovia, bedroom folk & music as cultural storytelling24:47 Why AI can't score a film (yet): the reactive-timeline problem27:58 $8M and federal prison: the first AI music fraud conviction31:09 TikTok stays — and why the for-you algorithm is your real boss33:58 FEATURED ARTIST: Ruby Francis — anatomy of a viral clip41:45 Dress rehearsals should suck: hard-won performance rules47:03 Run the room: set lists, towels & individual responsibility49:32 Outro — go follow Ruby Francis🎤 FEATURED ARTIST — RUBY FRANCISNorth London artist, producer, singer & DJ. Genre-blurring R&B, neo-soul and jazz with a garage edge.Instagram: https://instagram.com/ruby_francisSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fnUWKPwdb4svzQ7xQF83U🔔 ARTIST AMPLIFIEDWe workshop your songs, your studio, your stage and your media presence. Subscribe and bring a real artist's career to life with us every episode.Website: https://artistamplifiedshow.comInstagram / TikTok / YouTube: @artistamplifiedshow🎙 YOUR HOSTSAndrew Raiher — composer & producer (film/TV, Elsham Music)Anika Paris — hit songwriter, author & vocal coachWith guest co-host Yulia Gonzalez — artist-development strategist & content specialistWhen you support us, you support live music and real artists doing the work. Want your music workshopped on the show? Reach out — we want to work with you.
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