AI MUSIC NEWS

UMG, Sony and Warner Strike Licensing Deals with New AI Music Platform KLAY

The company states that it is developing an AI music platform that “reimagines listening with immersive, interactive tools

Nov 21

Universal Music Group and Stability AI Announce Strategic Alliance to Co-Develop Professional AI Music Creation Tools

The collaboration will center artists in the development process and prioritize feedback from the creative community to guide the creation of fully…

Nov 4

Universal Music Group Settles Major AI Lawsuit With Udio After Song Theft Claims

UMG's settlement with Udio ends the company's involvement in one of the most high-profile copyright infringement lawsuits in the music industry.

Nov 2

October 2025

UMG Outlines its AI Policy: Artist Consent, Responsible Training, and What the Future of AI Holds for the Music Industry

The world’s biggest label just made its stance on AI clear, and it could shape how the rest of the music industry moves forward with AI.

Oct 26

A WELSH BAND SPENT A DECADE BUILDING A FANBASE — AN AI IMITATOR OUTPACED THEM IN TWO MONTHS

Bleeding Verse, a two-month-old AI project, cites Holding Absence as an influence — and they have more monthly listeners on Spotify than the human band.

Oct 2

September 2025

Universal and Sony Music Partner with New Platform to Detect AI Music Copyright Theft Using ‘Groundbreaking Neural Fingerprinting…

The two major music companies have each partnered with a research lab called SoundPatrol, which has developed a patent-pending method to analyze music.

Sep 27

Taylor Thomson on AI and the Future of Electronic Music Production

How is new technology impacting electronic music?

Sep 20

Top Music Body Says AI Firms Guilty of 'Wilful' Copyright Theft

AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement..."

Sep 18

‘The Largest IP Theft In Human History’: Breaking Down The Years-Long Investigation Into How AI Firms Are Stealing Music

Global music publishers group ICMP says songs by The Beatles and Michael Jackson are among those being illegally scraped to train genAI systems by the…

Sep 3

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August 2025

Ghost Musicians and the Era of Perfect Fit Content on Streaming

Backed by a strategy known as Perfect Fit Content, these fictional acts are created to blend seamlessly into mood-based listening.

Aug 24

Voice Startup ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Service

New model allows customers to create music with AI that is cleared for commercial use. But AI-generated music still faces legal battles and stiff…

Aug 7

Inside Lex Luger’s AI Model: How Lemonaide Is Redefining Consent In AI Music Licensing

AI, music, licensing, consent: The Lex Luger case that challenges the status quo

Aug 4