Boy George, it turns out, IS a man with conviction… that AI can help artists rather than pose an existential threat to their livelihoods. He’s working with a new startup called Artist Included to prove it. In this case, the AI is being put to use to enable musicians to “reimagine classic recordings and create new, artist-owned masters for today’s market”.
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Hello, is it Lionel Richie’s vocal trademarks you’re looking for?
Richie has become the latest artist to file trademark applications focused on his voice, in an effort to protect himself from unauthorised exploitation by AI cloning.
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Suno’s chief product officer defends ‘platform integrity’ policies
Suno is preparing to launch its first model based on music licensed from rightsholders: something its CEO Mikey Shulman trailed in his recent announcement of the company’s $400m funding round.
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NMPA strikes Udio and Klay AI deals and reveals US revenues
We’ve seen a growing slate of deals between major labels and AI-music companies that include the former’s publishing arms. Now US music-publishers body the NMPA has announced two of its […]
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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.
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YouTube claims ‘broad license’ to use music uploads for AI training
Questions about what YouTube and parent firm Alphabet are training their musical AIs on, and what the licensing structure around that is, have been bubbling for some time. A court […]
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Average US music-streamer spends $434 a year on recorded music
94% of US music-streamers say they like or love their streaming service, and 90% describe it as good, very good or excellent value for money, according a report published by […]
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Music prediction is a $400m market in 2026 so far – on one platform
What if you could use your knowledge of upcoming release schedules, quiet insider chats with artist teams, your skill at reading Chartmetric data – or anything else in the music […]
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Cisac launches Paris Commitment while Human Artistry Campaign takes to skies with Suno protest
Collecting-societies body Cisac has been taking a prominent role in the AI policy debates. Its latest contribution is a declaration.
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Suno raises $400m funding and teases its first licensed model
Speculation about a monster funding round for AI-music firm Suno has been running rife in recent months, but yesterday the official announcement came: a $400m Series D round which Suno […]
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ARIA boss blasts latest call for pro-AI copyright reforms
Scott Farquhar became one of Australia’s first tech billionaires in 2015 when his company Atlassian went public, although he stepped down in 2024 to focus on his family, philanthropy and […]
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UMG joins Bolloré Group in rejecting Pershing Square offer
Well, that didn’t take long then. A couple of days after UMG shareholder the Bolloré Group firmly rejected hedge-fund Pershing Square’s acquisition bid for the major label, now UMG itself has followed […]
