Music & Tech
Green Day Launches 24/7 YouTube Archive Stream
Footage from recording studios and music video shoots will be featured alongside backstage content, music videos, and live performances. Green Day Launch 24/7 YouTube Stream Featuring Unseen Archival
Green Day Launch 24/7 YouTube Stream Featuring Unseen Archival Footage, Live Performances
Footage from recording studios and music video shoots will be featured alongside backstage content, music videos, and live performances. Green Day Launch 24/7 YouTube Stream Featuring Unseen Archival Footage, Live Performances Eddie Fu
The Music Industry Is Trying to Guess the AI Recipe After Dinner Was Served
The following MBW op-ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, former CEO of TuneCore and founder of AGA (Andreea Gleeson Advisory) Source
AFEM Supports EMMA's 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.
Warner Music expects AI music deals to boost subscription streaming revenue from late 2026
Robert Kyncl said WMG expected its "licensing deals to contribute materially to our subscription streaming revenue growth starting in fiscal '27." Source
Suno to Offer Vinyl Pressings for Songs Created on AI Platform
While an official date for when the new offering will be made available has yet to be announced, users can now sign up to be on a waitlist to press their own vinyl.
Record Companies Want to Regulate AI Tracks. How Do Their Proposals for Charts and Streaming Services Compare?
Billboard runs down the similarities and differences between two recent proposals that would regulate AI music on DSPs and major music charts.
‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Comic Vol. 17 Tops Japan Book Hot 100 as Works by the Late Keigo Higashino Chart in Wake of Author’s Passing
Last week's No. 1, Chuya Koyama's final volume of Uchu Kyoudai (Space Brothers), swaps places with the new chart-topper at No. 2.
‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Comic Vol. 17 Tops Japan Book Hot 100 as Works by the Late Keigo Higashino Chart in Wake of Author’s Passing
Last week's No. 1, Chuya Koyama's final volume of Uchu Kyoudai (Space Brothers), swaps places with the new chart-topper at No. 2.
Record Companies Want to Regulate AI Tracks. How Do Their Proposals for Charts and Streaming Services Compare?
Billboard runs down the similarities and differences between two recent proposals that would regulate AI music on DSPs and major music charts.
Sony Music and UMG take legal action against ‘parasitic’ streaming app Musi in Canada
The action is coordinated by IFPI, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide Source
Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group take legal action against ‘parasitic’ streaming app Musi in Canada
The action is coordinated by IFPI, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide Source
Suno to Offer Vinyl Pressings for Songs Created on AI Platform
While an official date for when the new offering will be made available has yet to be announced, users can now sign up to be on a waitlist to press their own vinyl.
Phoebe Bridgers Announces Lost Weekend Planetarium Experience
Each planetarium screening will pair the album with either a custom dome presentation or an immersive laser show. Phoebe Bridgers Announces Lost Weekend Planetarium Experience Alex Krinsky
Fender CEO explains AI and cover song comparison
Edward “Bud” Cole’s comments likening cover music to “analogue AI” did not go down well with musicians – but he still believes AI can be a useful tool for players
Steinberg celebrates 30 years of VST with free Classics Collection
Relive the early days of software instruments, or experience what they were like for the first time
“The ‘90s are back”: Steinberg celebrates 30 years of VST with the Classics Collection, a new free plugin bundle that includes the first ever VST instrument
Relive the early days of software instruments, or experience what they were like for the first time
Fender CEO clarifies his controversial comments comparing cover songs to AI: “My intent was to talk about how technology can help artists and players learn and grow”
Edward “Bud” Cole’s comments likening cover music to “analogue AI” did not go down well with musicians – but he still believes AI can be a useful tool for players
AFEM Endorses EMMA-Led Initiative for Artist Rights 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.
Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records
Company has opened a waitlist for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records Source