Music & Tech
Damages in major label lawsuit against Suno could top $9 billion after Sony and Universal add another 61,026 tracks
While there have been some legal settlements, both Suno and Udio are still fighting major label lawsuits. The majors now want to significantly expand the official list of recordings the AI companies have copied without licence, so that potential damages in the two cases go from millions to billions
Donner's Reinvented Travel Guitar
The HUSH-X Live and Live Pro feature a neck-through build, stainless steel frets, Bluetooth... everything you need from a take-anywhere guitar
“The Lego prototype went through many, many phases of moving buttons around... It was playful and not permanent”: Ableton’s Jesse Terry reveals the Lego brick origins of the company's Push hardware instrument as he revisits a rare early prototype
"I chopped up a bunch of other products and sampled the parts of them that I wanted,” he says
Donner just reinvented the travel guitar with a headless electric featuring an onboard amp, effects, Bluetooth and – wait for it – a detachable speaker
The HUSH-X Live and Live Pro feature a neck-through build, stainless steel frets, Bluetooth... everything you need from a take-anywhere guitar
Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio
Sony Music now alleges that Udio "copied and ingested" 30,442 copyrighted works into its generative AI models. Source
TikTok’s new UMG deal cracks down on unauthorised GenAI music
It’s just over two years since Universal Music Group and TikTok renewed their licensing deal after a damaging (and public) fall-out over terms, as well as UMG’s claim that TikTok was “flooded with AI-generated recordings”. That appears to have been a two-year agreement, because late last week the tw
Ozzy Osbourne avatar is ‘not gonna be f***ing lame’ says son
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died last July, and plans for his legacy are firmly underway – including the announcement last week that he’s the latest musician being turned into a posthumous avatar. Son Jack Osbourne revealed at the Licensing Expo conference that his family are working with metaverse fi
Linda Perry on why she had to tell Billy Corgan to leave the studio while working with Courtney Love
"He was a Debbie Downer and ruining the vibe"
The Black Label, the studio behind the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, just raised $80M with investment from Tencent Music
Bloomberg reports that the deal values The Black Label at 1 trillion won (approximately $660M) Source
Transmissions NYC: AFEM and Resident Advisor present a half-day summit at Elsewhere
AFEM and Resident Advisor present Transmissions NYC: Plugging In To The Electronic Music Sector, a free half-day summit at Elsewhere Brooklyn on 18 June, programmed as part of New York Music Month. Three panels and a closing mixer take on the questions facing the sector now: how independent labels h
Death By Audio's Radical Stompbox Philosophy
Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones
Metric Acceleration: Roland Pink and the Dynamics of Organic Growth
Roland Pink has recorded a 16% increase in Spotify followers, reaching a current total of 352 and indicating a building momentum within the German electronic scene.
The Ozcillex Label: Monitoring the 18% Growth Spike for Adrien
Recent data highlights a notable 18% spike in engagement for French artist adrien, signaling a potential shift in specific electronic sub-sectors under the Ozcillex label.
“I wanted to have the most Steve Vai song possible on the record – but I didn’t want it to be the classic guitar battle”: Matteo Mancuso on his blockbuster Steve Vai collaboration – and the advice the guitar icon gave him
The Sicilian guitar maestro wrote the breathtaking Solar Wind to be the most Steve Vai song he could possibly write – and for the man himself to guest on
Rise Against and Dropkick Murphys Announce Major Australian and New Zealand Tour
The tour supports Rise Against's tenth studio album Ricochet, released Aug. 15, 2025 via Loma Vista Recordings.
Rise Against and Dropkick Murphys Set for Biggest-Ever Australian and New Zealand Shows
The tour supports Rise Against's tenth studio album Ricochet, released Aug. 15, 2025 via Loma Vista Recordings.
Oliver Ackermann on Death By Audio's Radical Pedals
Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones
Death By Audio's Radical Stompbox Philosophy
Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones
Death By Audio's Radical Stompbox Philosophy
Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones
Death By Audio's Radical Stompbox Philosophy
Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones