That's a good explainer for musicians reading this. I'm not musician and I've listened to and supported artists during the live skirmishes since the beginning.
To clarify my point, I'll play tracks from all sources, regardless if it's demu or not. If I personally like the music & as long as it isn't AI, I'll play it to help give exposure to the artists in whatever small way I can, either as an outro feature song on the podcast or if I do a music edition episode.