#13: Let's Create a Song With AI In 1 minute

In this first-ever video episode of Sold 4 a Song, Terry pulls back the curtain on just how frighteningly easy it is to create a full song using AI — in real time. Using the AI platform Suno, Terry demonstrates step-by-step how anyone can generate a “world-class-sounding” track in minutes. He starts with a simple, ridiculous concept— a Motown-style uptempo song about his two cats, Tomato and Tomato, who beg for food and treats all day — and shows how quickly AI turns a basic text prompt into a fully produced track with vocals, horns, backing vocals, and artwork. Along the way, Terry explains how AI lyric handling works, how prompts shape style and arrangement, and how you can remix, change singers, adjust instrumentation, and even export stems (drums, bass, keys, vocals, etc.) for further editing in a DAW like Pro Tools. The point isn’t the cat song — it’s that this level of speed and quality is now available to anyone with an internet connection. Terry then zooms out to the bigger issue: the flood of AI-generated music. He cites Deezer reporting roughly 20,000 fully AI songs per day, and notes those tracks already represent 1–4% of the global market — and that’s just one DSP. He contrasts the ease of AI creation with the realities of the royalty system, highlighting recent decisions by SOCAN, ASCAP, and BMI not to pay performance royalties on songs that are 100% AI-generated, unless there is meaningful human authorship in lyrics or melody. The episode closes with the core question facing every modern creator: To AI or not to AI? Will you ignore it and risk getting buried, or adopt it as a tool without surrendering your creative worth? Takeaways It is now shockingly simple to generate a full song with AI in minutes Platforms like Suno can create music from a plain-text prompt — lyrics, arrangement, vocals, and artwork AI tools allow detailed control over style, tempo, vibe, and even “weirdness” You can export stems and finish production in a DAW using your own sounds and taste DSPs are now flooded with tens of thousands of fully AI tracks every day AI music already makes up a measurable percentage of the global market PROs like SOCAN, ASCAP, and BMI will not pay performance royalties on fully AI songs To qualify for royalties, there must be human-created elements (melody, lyrics, etc.) Ignoring AI entirely may leave artists lost in the shuffle The real power is in AI-assisted creativity — not outsourcing your entire artistry Titles To AI or Not to AI: How Easy Is It to Make a Song Now? My Cats Have a Record Deal: Inside the AI Music Explosion Sound Bites “That’s literally how easy it is to create a song now with AI.” “My two cats could have their own solo career if I uploaded this today.” “If you’re not incorporating AI somehow, you’re going to get left behind.” “You can’t even get performance royalties on a fully AI song.” “To AI or not to AI — that is the decision.” Chapters 00:00 First video episode & why Terry’s showing AI in action 01:30 How many AI songs hit DSPs every day (Deezer and beyond) 02:22 Setting up the Suno prompt: a Motown song about Tomato & Tomato 04:46 First AI attempts & fixing the lyric handling 06:39 Listening back: “world-class” cat songs in minutes 07:36 Versions, remixes, and swapping singers with AI 09:00 Stems, Pro Tools, and combining AI with human production 10:30 From AI file to DSP upload and release 11:30 SOCAN / ASCAP / BMI stance on fully AI songs 12:30 The Wild West: human vs AI authorship & what gets paid 13:15 To AI or not to AI — where do you stand as a creator? Keywords AI music, Suno, DSPs, Deezer, Spotify, Apple Music, song creation, stems, Pro Tools, songwriting, music industry, performance royalties, SOCAN, ASCAP, BMI, creative ownership, technology, automation   Sold 4 a Song™ Podcast hosted by Terrance Sawchuk, Billboard #1 multi-platinum songwriter, producer, artist, mixer, & entrepreneur. Sold 4 a Song™ is a living exploration of creative worth, ownership, and the true value of music — inside the systems that monetize it. If this episode resonates, you can follow the work at sold4asong.com.