AI music: innovation or infringement?

Richard | Jan 05, 2026Jan 05, 2026

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this advanced lesson on AI are to:

• talk about AI in the creative industries;
• practise useful language for opinions and debate on AI;
• watch a video about an AI-generated singer.

In this lesson, students discuss AI in the arts and entertainment. They read quotes from different artists, share their opinions and watch a video about an AI singer. Students explore phrases for trends and reactions (e.g. a slap in the face, playing catch-up, tune in), work with collocations (e.g. industrial action, collective bargaining agreements, union representation) and read a short text. They also debate artists’ rights and AI regulation and reflect on different comments, using the target vocabulary from the lesson.

WARM-UP AND VIDEO

This advanced lesson on AI begins with a warm-up. Students look at images, say which they think are AI-generated and explain why. After that, they read quotes from different artists discussing AI in the creative industry. Students answer questions about the topic. Moving on, they watch a video about an AI singer called Xania Monet. As they listen, students write down the reasons for and against AI musicians. Following that, they watch the video again. Students listen out for phrases related to trends and reactions (e.g. popping up, fired up, a slap in the face) and say what they refer to. Afterwards, they discuss opinions and experiences with AI-generated music.

USEFUL LANGUAGE AND DISCUSSION

In this part of this advanced lesson on AI, students read a text about AI companies in conflict with musicians. They complete gaps with the correct form of words to create collocations about labour and legal issues (e.g. industrial action, collective bargaining agreements, union representation). Students then read the text again and explain what the collocations mean or use an example to illustrate their meaning. After that, they discuss artists’ rights and AI regulation. Moving on, students read opinions on the future of music and AI. They choose the correct words to create phrases for urgency and judgement (e.g. brush aside, be long overdue, at the very least). Then, students say whether each opinion is pro-AI, anti-AI or neutral. Following that, they respond to comments on AI-generated art and ethics, using the phrases they created in the previous task.

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This advanced lesson on AI also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students read situations involving rights and fairness issues and complete gaps. They then choose some statements and say what should be done, using phrases about labour and legal issues. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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