Music & Tech
Meta scraps AI Muse Image feature that scraped Instagram accounts, following CAA backlash
Under the opt-out design, the public Instagram account of any adult artist could be referenced by other users to generate AI images unless the artist switched the feature off Source
Shakira & Burna Boy’s World Cup Anthem ‘Dai Dai’ Rules Both Billboard Global Charts
The song scores its first week at No. 1 on the Global 200 and its third atop Global Excl. U.S.
BEATSURFING Cuts Plugin Prices for Its 2026 Summer Sale
BEATSURFING has rolled out its 2026 summer sale, and the better way to approach it is by workflow category rather than treating it as a generic plugin discount page. The company’s catalog is centered on fast, expressive tools: bass design, multi-effects, snare creation, percussive source mate
Freqport Releases FreqSoft v1.10.0 and Dual FreqInOut FO1-2RK
Freqport’s newest update is aimed at one of the more frustrating parts of running a hybrid studio: getting outboard hardware to behave as part of the DAW session rather than a separate routing puzzle. The company has released FreqSoft v1.10.0, its next-generation installer for analogHub, driv
Music community calls on Irish government to use EU presidency to lead the conversation around creator rights and AI
The Irish parliament will tomorrow debate a motion calling on the country’s government to use its current presidency of the Council Of The EU to address creator concerns in the context of AI. The motion has been proposed by Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh and is backed by music creator groups
John Legend joins Universal Music, Udio, Stability AI, Splice and NVIDIA to discuss AI and music at the UN’s AI for Good Summit
EGOT-winning artist John Legend joined Universal Music Group Chief Digital Officer Michael Nash and the leaders of Udio, Stability AI, Splice and NVIDIA for a panel discussion on AI and the future of music. The session, titled The Sound of Intelligence, took place on Thursday (July 9) at the seventh
Who needs Logic and Ableton Live when free browser-based DAWs are becoming this good
Browser-based music production has come along in leaps and bounds, with everything from effects and instruments to even full-on DAWs now possible, and much of it for free
Who needs Logic or Ableton Live when free browser-based DAWs are becoming this good?
Browser-based music production has come along in leaps and bounds, with everything from effects and instruments to even full-on DAWs now possible, and much of it for free
"It's a major step forward in stem separation technology": Zplane's Peel Stems 2 nearly halves the latency of its real-time stem separation plugin
V2 promises cleaner separation, a redesigned interface and a 49% reduction in processing latency, splitting any track into stems without leaving your DAW
Suno, sued by major labels, says ‘transparency is important’ as record industry proposes AI labeling system
The labels use visual icons, supported by metadata and delivery systems, to show fans whether and how AI was used in a recording Source
Meta axes Muse Image feature referencing Instagram accounts
Meta unveiled its new image-generating AI tool, Muse Image, last week – complete with the ability to “reference” other people’s public Instagram accounts in prompts by @-mentioning them.
Ivors Academy presses Irish government to protect songwriters
The debates about AI and musicians rumble on in parliaments around the world – including Ireland this week. Tomorrow (14 July) a motion filed by politician Aengus Ó Snodaigh will be debated in the country’s Dáil (assembly).
Björn Ulvaeus on AI: ‘Tracing the output was always the wrong question’
Cisac president and ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus has given his latest – and most detailed – speech about AI and creators, at the United Nations’ AI for Good Summit in Geneva. One of his key points was counselling against focusing too much on licensing the outputs of AI-music models – the tracks tha
DiMA, Suno and Deezer respond to AI-music labelling proposal
On Friday we reported on the announcement by a group of music-industry bodies of a new system for labelling wholly AI-generated music as well as ‘AI-assisted’ music.
‘Daredevil’ and ‘Iron Fist’ actor Wai Ching Ho dies, aged 82
The star passed after a reported stroke
Björn Ulvaeus on AI at United Nations summit: ‘Our works went in. We should be paid for what went in.’
The following was originally delivered as a speech at the United Nations' AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on Wednesday (July 8) by ABBA co-founder and CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus Source
Björn Ulvaeus on AI at United Nations summit: ‘We should be paid for what went in, not for every output that comes out the other end.’
The following was originally delivered as a speech at the United Nations' AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on Wednesday (July 8) by ABBA co-founder and CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus Source
‘God Of War: Laufey’ studio confirms 2027 release date
The upcoming sequel will definitely be getting a physical release
Best Vocal Transformation Plugins For Producers: Creative Tools We Actually Use Every Day
The best vocal transformation plugins for producers are the ones that let a voice become part of the production idea instead of sitting there as a dry lead that needs polish later. I have always liked vocal tools that can push a take into a hook, a pad, a harmony stack, a resampled texture, or [...]
We got an exclusive first look at Nopia, the viral chord synth and "harmony machine" that broke the internet
Creators Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal visit the MusicRadar studio to show us what Nopia can do and reveal its price ahead of the instrument's release later this year