Music & Tech
Kobalt signs on for Spotify’s AI fan-made covers and remixes
Kobalt has signed on for Spotify’s upcoming AI-powered ‘fan-made covers and remixes’ features, with a licensing deal.
Suno rolls out a major DAW update with its Suno Studio 2.0
Suno’s fortnight of big announcements – alright, the losing-a-big-lawsuit-to-GEMA one wasn’t its plan – continues. Meet Suno Studio 2.0.
Punjabi sample helps turns India into the second biggest market for Francis Mercier
‘Sadete’, Haitian electronic music DJ and producer Francis Mercier’s new collaboration with his Turkish counterpart Mahmut Orhan — which has sparked an AI “octopus rave” online trend — owes at […] The post is from Music Ally.
Suno secures BMG licensing deal ahead of new model launch
BMG is the first significant rightsholder to ink a licensing deal with Suno since Warner Music Group announced an alliance with the AI company nine months ago. Source
German Court Rules Against AI Music Tool Suno
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
Universal and Sony Sue Music App Musi
Universal and Sony are suing Musi, the app that pulls in its music from YouTube rather than having its own deals with the music industry. That approach got Musi kicked out of the Apple App Store, and
Spotify to Label AI Personas
Spotify will start labelling “AI personas” next month, so artists that don’t really exist but which have a profile on the streaming service with an AI-generated identity. It hopes anyone releasing mus
AI's ties to major labels deepen as Suno strikes licensing deal with BMG
The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"
Apos Preonic Rev 4 Gives Producers a Macro-Ready Studio Keyboard
Music producers talk a lot about controllers. Pads. Faders. knobs. weighted keys. clip launchers. MIDI keyboards. But the computer keyboard usually does more quiet work than almost anything else on th
Apos Preonic Rev 4 Gives Producers a Macro-Ready Studio Keyboard
Music producers talk a lot about controllers. Pads. Faders. knobs. weighted keys. clip launchers. MIDI keyboards. But the computer keyboard usually does more quiet work than almost anything else on the desk. It handles DAW shortcuts, naming tracks, editing clips, searching samples, loading plugins,
Suno Partners with BMG for Generative AI Model
The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"
Beatport Enhances AI Music Ban
The newly added Beatdapp tool will ensure fully AI-generated music does not appear on Beatport, per the company's AI policy.
Beatport Strengthens AI Music Ban With AI Detection Tool, Says 77% of Users Want Fully Human-Made Music
The newly added Beatdapp tool will ensure fully AI-generated music does not appear on Beatport, per the company's AI policy.
Suno Studio 2.0 Released with New Features
Suno claims that "Grammy-winning artists" have used Suno Studio in the past to "make chart-topping hits" Source
Suno launches Studio 2.0 with MIDI support, an AI chat bar… and no download limit
Suno claims that "Grammy-winning artists" have used Suno Studio in the past to "make chart-topping hits" Source
Dreamtonics Teases Its Next Vocal Tool
Dreamtonics is keeping the details light for now, but its latest teaser is doing enough to get vocal production people to pay attention. The company, best known for Synthesizer V Studio and the voice-morphing plugin Vocoflex, has shared a new coming-soon video for an upcoming release. The teaser doe
Noah Schnapp to make stage debut in new play
He will appear in the new play 'Affluenza', written by Andy Sandberg
‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp to make stage debut in London next month
He will appear in the new play 'Affluenza', written by Andy Sandberg
AFEM Signs EMMA-Led Call for Meaningful 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.
AFEM Supports 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.