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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.
Effective altruism, explained for business — and what it says about AI in music
What effective altruism actually is as a business framework, which people in and around music already operate this way, why the tech world adopted it so hard, and how the same logic lands on AI, record labels and the value of a song.
The majors in 2026, part 2: Warner Music Group
WMG's 2026: a fiscal Q3 with revenue up 10% and net income of $200 million, an abrupt CFO exit, Tom Corson promoted to COO, and an AI strategy built on buying attribution technology.
The majors in 2026, part 1: Universal Music Group
UMG's 2026 so far, read from its own filings and press releases: double-digit revenue growth, the Downtown consolidation, a €500m buyback plus a €250m Pershing Square exit, and a licensed-AI strategy built on settlements.
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.
Roland Melody Flip is here — and it is the first AI music tool built to make you a better producer, not replace you
Roland and Sony Computer Science Laboratories just launched Melody Flip: import any audio, get instant melodic ideas, keep 100% creative control. Free trial in May 2026.
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.