Is There Too Much Music? w/ Milana Lewis | Billboard On The Record

With over 100,000 songs hitting streaming platforms every day, according to Luminate, is the music industry struggling to keep up? Milana Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Stem, sits down on Billboard On The Record to break down what this fast-growing number of daily uploads means for artists, discoverability and the future of music making itself. Lewis explores whether AI songs and white noise should be given the same royalty as human-made songs, how social media has rewritten the path to success and why artists today have more tools than ever to make music — but less clarity on how they can actually break through. This episode of Billboard On The Record is presented by KOSIGN. Love what you hear? Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe so you never miss an episode of Billboard On The Record. Love what you hear? Follow Billboard On The Record on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billboardon... TikTok:   / billboardontherecord   Apple Podcasts: https://tr.ee/vIe2Gxscu6 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iTn50K... Billboard On The Record is a podcast in partnership with SickBird Productions. 00:00 Is There Too Much Music? The Streaming Overload Problem 01:47 Milana Lewis on How She Founded Stem 03:57 Post-Napster: How We Got 100,000 Songs Uploaded Daily 08:00 What Is Stem and Who Is It For? 11:32 AI-Generated Music: How Much Is Really Out There? 17:22 Artist Discovery Is Harder Than Ever 20:36 Streaming Fraud and the Bot Farm Problem 24:00 Is This the Best Time to Be an Artist? (Spoiler: No) 27:14 Fighting Volume With Volume — Where Does It End? 30:00 Streaming Fraud, iPhone Farms, and Bad Actors 34:22 Why Major Labels Are Getting Into Distribution 38:52 Streaming 2.0: Royalty Thresholds and Functional Music 42:33 How to Turn a Viral Moment Into a Lasting Career 46:00 Milana's Tips for Picking the Right Distributor 50:52 Advice for Emerging Artists Breaking Through the Noise 51:45 Spin the Record: Milana's Childhood Songs & Favorite Concert 57:00 Biggest Lesson Learned Running Stem Host: Kristin Robinson Executive Producers: Diona DaCosta Jade Watson Produced By: Kayla Forman Mateo Vergara Edited By: Rachel Derbyshire ►► Subscribe for more music news: http://blbrd.cm/Proracf ►► See our latest videos: http://blbrd.cm/xOgw6VQ About: Billboard is the world's most influential music media brand, with an unmatched authority among artists, fans and the industry. Billboard powers the ultimate global music destination and magazine, featuring unrivaled reporting on music news, issues and trends, the industry’s definitive charts, encompassing the most complete and well respected database of charts across all music genres, and elite conferences and events which regularly convene the industry and consumers around important conversations. Connect with Billboard Online: Visit the website: http://blbrd.cm/s5w4vTm Likes us on Facebook: http://blbrd.cm/ks26yg5 Follow us on Twitter: http://blbrd.cm/uRNqRoN Follow us on Instagram: http://blbrd.cm/6QaTrhn #MusicIndustry #Oversaturated #billboardontherecord Is The Music Industry Officially Oversaturated With Songs? | Billboard On The Record Billboard    / billboard