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AFEM Joins Call for Artist Consent in AI Music Deals
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
Jason Isbell Sues Suno
A group of musicians led by the 400 Unit frontman accuse the company of using their work without permission
Jason Isbell Sues Suno
A group of musicians led by the 400 Unit frontman accuse the company of using their work without permission
Jason Isbell Sues Suno Over Alleged Unauthorized Use of Musicians' Identities in AI System
The lawsuit claims Suno intentionally created a system allowing a musician's name to be used as an AI prompt to generate music that lifts from the named musician. Jason Isbell Sues Suno Alleging AI Sy
Jason Isbell Sues Suno Alleging AI System Is Using Musicians’ Identities Without Consent
The lawsuit claims Suno intentionally created a system allowing a musician's name to be used as an AI prompt to generate music that lifts from the named musician. Jason Isbell Sues Suno Alleging AI System Is Using Musicians’ Identities Without Consent Travis Bland
Jason Isbell Sues AI Music Service
The country star is leading a new legal case that alleges the leading AI music service was "built to identify musicians by name."
Jason Isbell Files Class Action Lawsuit Claiming Suno Coded AI to ‘Extract Musicians’ Identities’
The country star is leading a new legal case that alleges the leading AI music service was "built to identify musicians by name."
Dua Lipa in the Studio for New Music
The series of Instagram snaps included shots of Dua at the mic and in the studio with Grammy-winning producer Greg Kurstin.
Jason Isbell and David Lowery are suing Suno in a class action suit. Importantly, they’re hitting Mikey Shulman’s company with identity claims – not copyright.
The lawsuit accuses Suno of building a product that responds to a musician's name by generating a song, a written description, and a cover image evoking that person Source
“His effects are bonkers in the best way possible”: The pedal with the onboard amp, speaker and microphone, Gibson baritones, the Fender Custom Shop George Harrison Bass VI and more – this is MusicRadar's guitar gear roundup, the August 2026 edit
We take a look back at the gear highlights from August, featuring new signature models from Epiphone and PRS, Death By Audio and Grainger FX's wild collab and more
Dua Lipa Calls Herself a ‘Studio Rat’ In Pics From Sessions For ‘Radical Optimism’ Follow-Up
The series of Instagram snaps included shots of Dua at the mic and in the studio with Grammy-winning producer Greg Kurstin.
Udio continues to argue that its AI training was ‘quintessential fair use’ – and says, even if it infringed Sony Music’s recordings, damages should be ‘as low as $200 per work’
Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels sued Udio on July 20, over 30k+ recordings the same court had refused to let the major add to its existing case against the company Source
Roland's New FP-40 Digital Piano Features Wi-Fi and AI-Powered Learning
Aimed at players developing their skills, the latest addition to the FP Series is accompanied by a free tuition app that offers personalized lesson plans and real-time feedback on your playing
Gal Gadot to Star in AI-Generated Film
The former Wonder Woman leads Doug Liman's upcoming Bitcoin, which will use entirely AI-generated sets. Gal Gadot on Starring in AI Movie: “The Train Has Left the Station” Liz Shannon Miller
Gal Gadot on Starring in AI Movie: “The Train Has Left the Station”
The former Wonder Woman leads Doug Liman's upcoming Bitcoin, which will use entirely AI-generated sets. Gal Gadot on Starring in AI Movie: “The Train Has Left the Station” Liz Shannon Miller
The Sony and Warner music publishers finally get round to suing Anthropic
The Sony and Warner music publishing companies are the latest publishers to sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement. They also name Anthropic founders Ben Mann and Dario Amodei as defendants, arguing they were personally involved in the illegal downloading of pirated sheet music and lyrics
Roland Pairs FP-40 Digital Piano With Skoove-Powered App
Roland’s FP-40 Digital Piano is built around a question that a lot of home players know too well: what keeps someone coming back to the piano after the first wave of excitement wears off? That is where the FP-40 and Piano Sphere pairing gets interesting. The FP-40 is a portable digital piano with Ro
Does your digital piano have Wi-Fi? Roland's new FP-40 does, along with upgraded speakers and its latest Piano Reality engine
Aimed at players developing their skills, the latest addition to the FP Series is accompanied by a free tuition app that offers personalized lesson plans and real-time feedback on your playing
HeadRush FRFR CAB Series Gives Modeling Pedal Rigs a Real Cabinet Feel
HeadRush is aiming at one of the biggest practical problems in modern guitar rigs: what happens after the tone leaves the modeler? The new HeadRush FRFR CAB Series is built for players who create their sound inside modeling pedals, amp profiles, third-party IRs, Neural Amp Modeler, and capture-based
Soundplate acquires AI music-mastering company Stemmer
Soundplate started as a record label before evolving into a company that makes marketing tools for independent artists. The post is from Music Ally.