News AI music startup Lemonaide introduces new collab tool promising ‘ethical’ AI modelsLemonaide wants to ensure producers "have their own say and agency over the use of their data as they create new AI-powered revenue streams”
News Universal Music strikes strategic agreement with AI startup ProRata, which just raised $25m for a chatbot and tech to attribute and compensate content ownersProRata.ai has invented tech that it claims enables gen AI platforms to accurately attribute and share revenues on a per-use basis with content owners
Analysis News How the ‘COPIED Act’ could make it unlawful to train AI using copyrighted material without permission…A new front has opened in the battle between IP owners and AI companies who would use copyrighted IP to train AI without permission
News 25% of music producers are now using AI, survey says – but a majority shows strong resistanceA majority of producers indicated they have concerns about losing control of their music.
News You can now make takedown requests for AI-generated YouTube videos that mimic your likenessThe video platform is working to mitigate the worst impacts of AI content, even as it works to develop AI tools
News Warner Music notifies tech firms that they need permission to use WMG content to train their AI modelsEuropean Union rules require copyright holders to expressly opt out of having their IP used in data mining.
News TuneCore unveils AI-powered mastering service for indie artists, with a fee of $5 per trackThe service is aimed at self-releasing artists who otherwise wouldn't have the means to access professional mastering
News YouTube in talks with Sony, Universal, Warner to license music for AI tools (report)YouTube wants to offer cash upfront in lump-sum payments to gain the rights to specific artists’ music – with the permission of the artists themselves
News Splice users can now use their own sound loops with AI-powered ‘Create’ engine“Splice AI delivers human-made sounds that are compatible with the creator's original idea, which remains at the center of the creative process"
News Meta’s new generative AI model can take chords or beats and turn them into songsThe company will make the model available to other developers to build tools from it
Analysis Suno could get sued by the record business. Who’s backing it with $125m?Here, we take a look at Suno’s investors, their philosophies, and the other businesses they’ve put money behind...
News AI ‘will bring the biggest revolution the creative sector has seen,’ Björn Ulvaeus says in CISAC’s latest annual reportThe global umbrella group of collection societies is urging rightsholders to fight for their rights in the age of AI
News AI music generator Suno raises $125m, valuing company at $500m (report)"It’s very early days, but 10 million people have already made music using Suno," said Suno Co-Founder and CEO Mikey Shulman
News Worldwide Independent Network calls for creation of AI ‘licensing marketplace’ in new manifestoThe global network of indie music trade associations has spelled out five guiding principles for AI
Analysis News Sony Music sends letters to 700 AI, music streaming companies declaring it’s ‘opting out’ of AI trainingThe letter also states that these companies may have already violated Sony's copyrights