EEEFAX ARTIST SENTIMENT — GLOBAL HEATMAPP.200
LAST UPDATED: 10 JUL 2026 SOURCES: DEEZER/IPSOS · LUMINATE · BPI · BILLBOARD/BAIN
REGIONPUBLICPOLICYNOTES
UNITED STATES█····▓▓···62% won't engage with AI music; no federal law — copyright office says AI output unprotectable
EUROPEAN UNION▓▓···░░░░·Skeptical consumers; EU AI Act + training-data disclosure rules — strictest globally
UNITED KINGDOM▓▓···▒▒▒··Fans demand labeling & authorization; govt policy principles-based, voluntary — artists pushed back hard
FRANCE▓▓···░░░░·Strong cultural protections enforced; consumers track cautious EU average
GERMANY▓▓···░░░░·GEMA securing agreements with AI platforms; consumers align with skeptical EU norm
JAPAN▓▓···▓▓···Permissive copyright law (Art.30-4) for AI training; industry litigating aggressively despite that
SOUTH KOREA░░░░·░░░░·~70% think AI benefits society; K-pop openly adopting AI — comprehensive AI framework passed
CHINA░░░░·▒▒▒··Fastest-growing AI music market; courts recognise AI-assisted works when human input is genuine
BRAZIL▒▒▒··▓▓···Tracks skeptical global average (Deezer/Ipsos); no AI-specific music safeguards in place
CANADA▒▒▒··▒▒▒··Aligns with cautious global baseline; SOCAN pushing for AI licensing framework
PUBLIC MOOD: █ VERY WARY▓ WARY▒ CURIOUS░ RECEPTIVE· EMBRACING
POLICY: █ NONE▓ LIGHT▒ MODERATE░ STRONG· LEADING
░ STREAMING REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? (LUMINATE 2025 / SPOTIFY LOUD & CLEAR)
TOP 2% OF ARTISTS████████████████░░░░80%
BOTTOM 98% OF ARTISTS▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░20%
80% OF ALL STREAMS GO TO 2% OF ARTISTS. SPOTIFY PAYS ~$0.004/STREAM. TO REACH UK MINIMUM WAGE YOU NEED 1.5M STREAMS — EVERY MONTH.
░ AI & MUSIC — PUBLIC ATTITUDES
DEEZER / IPSOS SURVEY — 9,000 ADULTS ACROSS 8 MARKETS, OCT 2025
97%COULDN'T TELL AI FROM HUMAN IN A BLIND LISTENING TEST
70%BELIEVE AI POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO WORKING MUSICIANS
80%WANT AI-GENERATED MUSIC TO BE CLEARLY LABELLED AS SUCH
65%SAY TRAINING ON COPYRIGHTED MUSIC WITHOUT CONSENT IS WRONG
░ PLATFORM AI POLICY SCOREBOARD
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PLATFORMS ACTUALLY DOING?
PLATFORMDATESTATUSACTION
BANDCAMPJAN 2026[PROTECTED]BANNED AI-GENERATED UPLOADS
TIDALJUL 2026[ACTING]CUTTING AI TRACK MONETISATION
APPLE MUSICMAR 2026[PARTIAL]OPT-IN AI TRANSPARENCY TAGS
SPOTIFYMAY 2026[EXPOSED]UMG LICENSED AI COVERS DEAL
[PROTECTED]=BAN ON AI UPLOADS · [ACTING]=MONETISATION CHANGES · [PARTIAL]=LABELLING ONLY · [EXPOSED]=LICENSING AI CONTENT
WESTERN CONSUMERS: WARY, WANT DISCLOSURE · EAST ASIA: MORE ADOPTION-LED · EU: STRICTEST RULES