‘You can hear me now or pay me later’ Music exec tells graduates booing AI to ‘deal with it’
- Posted on May 19, 2026
- By The Independent
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‘You can hear me now or pay me later’ Music exec tells graduates booing AI to ‘deal with it’
A music executive was met with boos when he spoke about the rise of AI to a graduating class. Speaking to Middle Tennessee State University Scott student, Scott Borchetta, CEO of Big Machine Records, said that “AI is rewriting production as we sit here”, a comment which was met with jeers. Reacting to the unenthusiatic reception, Mr Borchetta, who first discovered and signed Taylor Swift in 2005, said: “I know, deal with it.” “Like I said, it’s a tool. You can hear me now or pay me later.”
