Music & Tech
Global Collecting Societies Back French AI Bill
French politicians are considering a change to the law that would mean it’s assumed a generative AI company has made use of any one existing work when training its model unless it can be demonstrated
NMPA Licenses AI Music Firms Udio & KLAY
At the NMPA's annual meeting, president and CEO David Israelite also warned against streaming fraud threats due to the surge in AI use.
NMPA Inks Deals With Udio & KLAY, Marking First Industry-Wide Licensing Pacts With Major AI Music Firms
At the NMPA's annual meeting, president and CEO David Israelite also warned against streaming fraud threats due to the surge in AI use.
Love Synthesizers Brings FIRST LOVE To Synth Symposium Through Roberta Dimana
Love Synthesizers is returning to Synth Symposium 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria through artist ambassador Roberta Dimana, who will represent the Icelandic synth company across the June 20 and 21 event. The Love Synthesizers team will not attend in person this year, so Dimana will be the one putting FIRST
OddKidOut Turns Vinyl Digging Into A Live Production Session For Minimal Audio’s Listening Room
OddKidOut’s episode of Minimal Audio’s Listening Room puts the focus where it probably should be for a producer like him: records, samples, drums, bass, instinct, and the weird little moments that happen when someone has to build an idea in real time. The setup is simple. He is in the Minimal Audio
Google says any music uploaded to YouTube is fair game for AI training - and there’s nothing musicians can do
Google has responded to a copyright infringement claim from a group of independent artists over its music AI model Lyria. It claims the artists basically gave Google permission to use their music in AI training when they uploaded content to YouTube, and therefore their lawsuit should be dismissed
Chartbreaker: Temper City Scored a Hot 100 Hit With Its First Release, Relying on ‘Raw Energy’ Over AI
The alt-rock group’s “Self Aware” has also reached No. 8 on Hot Rock Songs.
Billy Ray Cyrus Prepping First Album in Seven Years
The country singer's 17th studio album, The Hill, is due out on June 16.
After Divorces, Vocal Paralysis & Family Drama, Billy Ray Cyrus Prepping First Album in Seven Years: ‘Been to Hell and Back a Couple of Times’
The country singer's 17th studio album, The Hill, is due out on June 16.
Audiojack On Visibility, Talent, And The Reality Of Today’s Music Industry
Audiojack (@audiojackofficial) and Kevin Knapp (@kevinknappofficial) return to Crosstown Rebels with Get It EP, landing May 22, 2026. The two-track release marks their third collaboration on Damian Lazarus’ label, following Under Your Skin in 2021 and Implications in 2017, and brings them back toget
“The ES-355 has always been a really special guitar for me – it’s got this incredible balance of elegance and power”: Epiphone and Alex Lifeson team up for an Inspired By Gibson Custom replica of the Rush guitarist’s iconic 1976 ES-355
Complete with Gibson T-Type humbuckers, gold hardware, a Varitone and an Alpine White finish, this replica 'Whitey' pays tribute to the guitar that's near ever-present in the Rush catalogue
US Musicians Union Sues Universal and Warner Over AI Deals
“He is the king of making us feel the absolute most and pulling at our heartstrings and making us laugh,” Swift had said
Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Headphones Review
Sennheiser's new cans offer reliable low-end translation that goes where your studio monitors can't
“For engineers mixing on small studio monitors, these will be a huge asset for checking the bass and sub bass”: Sennheiser HD 480 Pro review
Sennheiser's new cans offer reliable low-end translation that goes where your studio monitors can't
Warner Music Group Acquires AI Attribution Tool Sureel AI
The deal is designed to help WMG track exactly where its songs are used in AI training and outputs.
Warner Music Group Acquires AI Attribution Tool Sureel AI
The deal is designed to help WMG track exactly where its songs are used in AI training and outputs.
Warner Music Group is buying AI-attribution startup Sureel AI
The three major labels have been striking deals with various AI startups, but now Warner Music Group is acquiring one: Sureel AI.
Warner Music Group acquires Sureel AI, the attribution startup that traces how AI models use artists’ work
Sureel's multi-patented technology creates "AI DNA" for every work, breaking it into component parts and tracing how AI models use those elements. Source
UMG prices €1bn bond offering as boss makes latest AI comments
As the dust settles from its rejection of an acquisition offer by hedge-fund Pershing Square, Universal Music Group has taken its next financial step forward. It has priced €1bn of new ‘Eurobond Notes’ that will be sold to investors outside the US to raise money for “general corporate purposes, incl
The Genesis of Pulse Music Group
Pulse Music Group's Co-CEOs take us back through a series of near-misses across the streets, studios, and open houses of Los Angeles – before their paths finally collided over a half-shared chicken p