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Why Did Universal and Sony Sue Suno Again Over Its v6 Models?
The major labels filed a second lawsuit against Suno in Boston, claiming 60,202 recordings were copied and that the v6 models were trained on earlier infringing models. Here is the timeline and what it means.
What Does the Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Ruling Mean for AI Music?
A U.S. appeals court rejected a fair-use defense for AI training on Sept. 29, 2026. No music company was in the case, but the RIAA and NMPA backed it for a reason. Here is what it decides and what it does not.
How Does YouTube Music's New AI Label Work?
YouTube Music started labeling songs made primarily with generative AI on Oct. 14, 2026. Here is what triggers the label, where you will see it, and how it compares with Spotify, Deezer and Bandcamp.
Can You Ask Siri to Play Spotify Without Saying "on Spotify" in iOS 27?
Yes, on supported iPhones. Spotify said on Oct. 13, 2026, that Siri on iOS 27 learns your preferred music app. Here is who gets it, what you can say, and how to turn it on.
Is Qobuz Now Labeling AI-Generated Music, and What Does It Mean for Artists?
Qobuz began tagging AI-generated albums in its app on September 24 and says 60% of streams on those tracks are fraudulent. Here's how the label works and why independent artists should care.
What Is AutoTune Advanced, and Does It Finally Keep Vocals Sounding Human?
Antares just released its new flagship tuner, with an engine built to keep a singer's vibrato and a live mode under 1 ms. Here's what's new, what it costs, and who should buy it.
The Lane You Are Missing
Hidden Revenue Stream for Music Creatives: how AI coding tools let producers build, sign and sell their own plugins.
Beatport drew a line on AI music — here is exactly what it bans and what it tags
The dance-music store will refuse tracks that are wholly or substantially machine-generated, and label the rest. Here is what uploaders need to change.
A Chinese tech giant just entered AI song generation — with a label already attached
Alibaba launched a beta song generator built with a major Chinese label partner. The interesting part is not the model, it is the licensing posture.
Rio Leyva tried to turn Suno into a sample pack — here is what actually worked
A two-hour livestream where the placement producer runs Suno prompts, chops the results, feeds his own loops back in, and argues in real time with a chat about whether any of this counts as making music.
What Tools Do A&Rs Use? A Free macOS App for Music Release Planning
Sampledex Release OS is a free Mac App Store workspace that gives A&Rs, managers, and indie artists a release calendar, EPK builder, pitch tracker, and asset vault — no subscription required to start.
Sampledex built the notes app producers actually needed — and put it on the Mac App Store for free
The team behind the sample store just shipped a focused writing, task, and MIDI-chord workspace for producers. It's free, it's 7.5 MB, and it doesn't touch your data.
Winamp for Creators just launched a website builder, Fanzone and merch shop — the streaming-only era is officially over
Website Builder, Fanzone superfan communities and integrated merchandising, all under one roof. Here is how Winamp for Creators is turning distribution into a full direct-to-fan business.
Boy George just re-recorded Karma Chameleon with ethical AI — meet Artist Included, the company betting artists win this round
Founded by Paul "PK" Kemsley and Jeremy Rosen, Artist Included launches with a BMG-partnered reborn Karma Chameleon and a business model built entirely around creator ownership.
How to actually make a music video on CloneViral: a Marcus + Taylor walkthrough
Two agents, one song, zero After Effects. Here's the workflow that gets you something postable instead of another cursed AI clip.
CloneViral wants you to chat your way to a viral video — and it's scarier than it sounds
A new AI video tool puts a roster of specialist "agents" — a film director, a music video producer, a UGC ads creator — behind a chat box. Here's what it actually does, and where it fits for music creators chasing Reels.
Spotify's live-video pivot meets its Universal AI deal — the bundle thesis gets real
Concert streaming, narrated magazine articles, emoji reactions, AI licensing. In two weeks Spotify has quietly become a different kind of company.
The Atlantic just named the four datasets training the AI music boom
Millions of copyrighted recordings — Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, the whole canon — are circulating among AI developers in four specific datasets. Here is what that means for the lawsuits already in motion.
The AI music reckoning hits a new phase: a session-musicians' union sues the majors, France weighs flipping the burden of proof, and the unsealing of Suno and Udio's "training number"
The American Federation of Musicians is suing UMG and Warner over their Suno and Udio settlements. A federal judge has unsealed Udio's training data. 227 rights organizations are pressing France to legally presume AI firms trained on their work. And Deezer says 70% of "unofficial" 2026 World Cup anthems on its platform are AI. The fight over generative music just got a lot more concrete.
ISRCs on demand, The MLC re-upped, and a São Paulo verdict on fake streams: a June 2026 brief on the music industry’s back office
Three recent press releases — from IFPI and SoundExchange, from The MLC, and from IFPI’s anti-fraud Operation Authêntica — together describe how recordings get identified, how songwriters get paid, and how courts are treating paid streaming manipulation in 2026.