AI Music Fraud + Why Your Art Matters

Nathan Fields
August 29, 2025

The Rareform Rundown #76

Hello Friends,

Nathan here. This week I’ve got a couple of projects to share, an industry news about AI albums popping up on artist profiles, and a thought from Neil deGrasse Tyson that really stuck with me about why the things we don’t create will never exist.

Let’s dive in!

New projects + music we are looking for

PROJECTS

Hyped to hear the track Top Down that I made with Haukur Karlsson land in the trailer for the China-U.S. co-produced animated film Tom & Jerry: The Forbidden Compass! Always fun seeing our music make its way out into the world.

Super cool to have our sound design featured in the campaign for Nobody 2! Big shoutout to our friends at Universal for bringing us in on this one.

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Independent musicians are running into a strange new problem, AI-generated albums showing up under their official streaming profiles. Folk singer-songwriter Emily Portman recently found an album called Orca sitting on her Spotify and iTunes pages. The thing is, it wasn’t hers. The songs were built to sound like her voice and style, which had fans thinking she had quietly dropped a new record.

It’s wild to think about where this could go and what it means for artists trying to protect their work. If you’re curious, our team wrote more about it here.

AI Music Fraud Targets Indie Artists: Fake Albums Appear on Official Profiles

Fraudsters are using AI to release fake albums under real artists’ names on official streaming profiles. Indie musicians including Emily Portman, Josh Kaufman, and others have been targeted, with platforms racing to respond. The rise of AI music fraud highlights new risks for artists, rights holders, and streaming services. #AIMusic #MusicIndustry #Streaming

www.rareformaudio.com/blog/ai-music-fraud-targets-indie-artists

There’s always that moment before starting something new where doubt creeps in. You might ask yourself if another song, another sketch, or another idea is really worth adding to the pile. It’s easy to feel like your work won’t matter. But the truth is, the only way your art can exist is if you make it. Nobody else can step in and fill that gap.

Neil deGrasse Tyson once drew a line between discovery and creation. In science, if one person doesn’t uncover a fact about the universe, someone else eventually will because it’s already there, waiting to be found. Art is different. A painting, a song, a film, those things don’t exist until someone makes them. And if you hold back, they never will.

If you’re sitting on something you’ve been meaning to make, maybe this is your sign to just start. Read the full post on our blog for more insight:

What You Don’t Create Will Never Exist: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Creativity

Neil deGrasse Tyson highlights the difference between discovery and art: science reveals what already exists, but art brings into being what never was. For musicians, filmmakers, and creatives, it’s a reminder that your work is irreplaceable. If you don’t create it, it will never exist. #Art #Creativity #NeilDeGrasseTyson #Inspiration #MusicIndustry

www.rareformaudio.com/blog/what-you-dont-create-will-never-exist-neil-degrasse-tyson-on-art

That’s all for this week. Thanks for hanging out here with me, and take good care until next time, friends.

-Nathan

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