{"id":215592,"date":"2026-02-20T03:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/musician-pheelz-says-music-needs-a-soul-and-ai-cannot-compete-with-that\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:40:11","slug":"musician-pheelz-says-music-needs-a-soul-and-ai-cannot-compete-with-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/musician-pheelz-says-music-needs-a-soul-and-ai-cannot-compete-with-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Musician Pheelz says music needs a soul and AI cannot compete with that"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musician Pheelz says music needs a soul and AI cannot compete with that<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/pheelz-on-ai-why-music-needs-a-soul-spc<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-20 03:57:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnn.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Nigerian producer-turned-artist Pheelz learned music in church, believing sound and spirit are inseparable \u2014 a core idea that shapes his argument about the rise of artificial intelligence in music: that true creativity requires soul, something technology cannot replicate.\n <\/p>\n

\n Raised by a father who was a pastor in Nigeria, the musician grew up playing instruments in worship services and leading choirs, learning early that music carried energy, intention, and meaning beyond performance.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cMusic is spiritual,\u201d Pheelz told CNN\u2019s Larry Madowo. \u201cIt\u2019s energy. You\u2019re combining energies together.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The music industry is facing one of its most consequential shifts, as AI-generated songs increasingly populate streaming platforms and synthetic artists begin appearing on the charts. Opinions are polarizing around this change.\n <\/p>\n

\n On platforms like Spotify, thousands of AI-generated tracks, often released under generic names and stock images, are optimized for playlists and algorithms. Some earn millions of streams before listeners learn there\u2019s no human singer.\n <\/p>\n

\n Spotify is moving toward AI transparency by putting voluntary AI disclosures into song credits and metadata \u2014 but not adding a big \u201cAI\u201d label on music tracks \u2014 while focusing on cutting spam and banning fake voice clones. Apple Music requires AI involvement to be disclosed in metadata at delivery, but it does not show that information in the app \u2014 keeping AI transparency largely behind the scenes.\n <\/p>\n

\n Recently, AI-generated performers have even charted on Billboard, including genre-specific lists, showing how rapidly machine-made music has shifted from novelty to a commercial force.\n <\/p>\n

\n With this evolving climate as a backdrop, Pheelz approaches that reality…<\/p>\n

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