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Water & Music: Artist AI Adoption & Sentiment Survey

The AI music landscape has hit an inflection point, with a new wave of licensing deals moving real money — and shaping the terms of training, attribution, and royalty flows — faster than most artists can track.

What does this moment look like for individual recording artists, songwriters, and producers, especially those whose labels, publishers, or distributors might be involved in these deals?

Water & Music is running a 100% anonymous survey to find out. This survey is open to recording artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, and the wider creative community — whether signed, self-releasing, freelance, or somewhere in between. We're interested in learning which AI tools you use (if any), what concerns you have, and where you feel industry conversations miss the artist perspective.

This survey will take you 10–15 minutes to complete. Throughout, you will see optional open-ended questions. Please write honestly and how you actually think — even half-formed thoughts are welcome.

As a thank-you, every respondent will receive a special copy of a keynote presentation we gave in December 2025 on how AI music attribution and compensation works ($2,000 value).

Thanks for your time and support!