Music & Tech
BandLab Technologies Acquires Aiode, an AI Studio Built Around Licensed Musician Models
BandLab Technologies has acquired Aiode, an AI-powered digital music studio that lets producers bring licensed musician and style-based models into the music they are already making. The important part here is the licensing structure. Aiode says 100 percent of the audio used to train its proprietary
Music Tectonics and Yamaha Music Innovations Fund Open Pitch Competition for Early-Stage Startups
Music Tectonics is opening its annual “Swimming with Narwhals” startup pitch competition for 2026, and this year the event has a new partner in Yamaha Music Innovations Fund. The focus is early. Companies can apply if they are no more than one year old, including teams still at the ide
Audio Damage Tessera Turns Any Input Into Tuned Resonator Chords
Audio Damage’s new Tessera plugin is built around a simple idea that can get useful fast: feed it audio, then let 12 tuned resonators turn that source into pitch, chord movement, and rhythmic motion. That means a drum loop can become a ringing harmony, a guitar part can stretch into a pad-lik
Luminate Midyear Report: Streaming Growth Continues, CD Sales See Unexpected Rise
In the first half of the year, global on-demand audio streams grew by 9.8% and U.S. on-demand audio streams grew by 4.4%.
Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem,’ Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Lead Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Rankings
I’m the Problem and ‘Choosin’ Texas’ were the United States’ most popular album and most-streamed audio song in the first half of the year.
BandLab Technologies buys Aiode, an AI music studio built on ‘fully-licensed’ audio
The deal gives Singapore-based BandLab a third music-making platform alongside BandLab and Cakewalk. Source
Luminate Midyear Report 2026: R&B/Hip-Hop Falls, Dance Rises, CDs Surge 16% & More
In the first half of the year, global on-demand audio streams grew by 9.8% and U.S. on-demand audio streams grew by 4.4%.
Suno is ‘building toward IPO readiness’
Suno is hiring for a Director of Accounting tasked with building 'toward the controls and rigor required for IPO readiness.' Source
Australia Prime Minister Pledges AI Copyright Protections
"No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist's control, and that includes the artist's control of the price and value of their work."
BandLab Acquires AI Music Studio Aiode
The music creation platform, trained entirely on licensed material, allows users to upload a song idea and finish it out using AI-powered virtual musicians.
Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem,’ Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Lead Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Rankings
I’m the Problem and ‘Choosin’ Texas’ were the United States’ most popular album and most-streamed audio song in the first half of the year.
Spotify gets more conversational with its user interface
Given everything going on around AI right now, it’s hardly a neck-sticking-out prediction to say that conversation is going to be the next big leap for the way people use music services. Spotify’s latest announcement offers more evidence.
Mogul links with Claude and ChatGPT through its new MCP server
We last wrote about royalty-management startup Mogul in February when it raised a $5m funding round. Now it has become the latest company to launch a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to play nicely with AI assistants.
Australia Prioritizes Copyright in AI Era
"No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist's control, and that includes the artist's control of the price and value of their work."
BandLab Acquires AI-Powered Digital Music Studio Aiode
The music creation platform, trained entirely on licensed material, allows users to upload a song idea and finish it out using AI-powered virtual musicians.
BandLab Technologies Acquires AI-Powered Digital Music Studio Aiode
The music creation platform, trained entirely on licensed material, allows users to upload a song idea and finish it out using AI models made with real musicians.
Festival Republic’s Melvin Benn on lessons learned from the Kanye West controversy and the future of Wireless
The rapper was to due headline the festival, which was cancelled, last weekend
George Lucas claims AI makes it easier to make films: “There’s nothing you can do about it”
The 'Star Wars' creator compared it to the invention of the car
Australian Prime Minister Pledges Copyright Protections Amid AI Advancements
"No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist's control, and that includes the artist's control of the price and value of their work."
‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ is the “last great game” before AI takes over, says analyst
They also believe Rockstar should be charging $200 for the game