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Music Business Worldwide | October 22, 2025
UK actors’ union demands rights as AI uses performers’ likenesses without consent
The Digital Watch | October 21, 2025
‘Every kind of creative discipline is in danger’: Lincoln Lawyer author on the dangers of AI
The Guardian | October 20, 2025
3 things you might have missed about Spotify’s AI music product plans
Music Business Worldwide | October 20, 2025
The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools
The Guardian | October 18, 2025
Spotify to develop ‘artist-first’ AI music products in partnership with Sony, UMG, Warner, Merlin, and Believe
Music Business Worldwide | October 16, 2025
Anger at Spotify 'burying' information about AI music
LBC News | October 15, 2025
Australian and New Zealand Musicians Call for Streaming Platforms to Curb Fraudulent AI Music Uploads
The Music Network | October 14, 2025
RIAA Chairman Mitch Glazier discusses AI’s impact on music industry with MTSU students
MTSU News | October 13, 2025
Sir Lucian Grainge on UMG’s AI policy: ‘We will NOT license AI models that use an artist’s voice without their consent.’
Music Business Worldwide | October 13, 2025
In the AI Age, the Music Industry Needs New Metadata Standards. But Time Is Running Out
Billboard | October 10, 2025
Music Publishers Can’t Add Lyric Piracy Claims to Anthropic AI Training Lawsuit
Billboard | October 10, 2025
AI brands are using pop-ups and events to build awareness and trust
Axios | October 9, 2025
CAA Takes Hard Line Against OpenAI’s Sora: ‘Blatantly Dismissing Creators’ Rights’
The WRAP | October 8, 2025
Anthropic must face music publishers’ copyright claims after Judge denies dismissal motion
Music Business Worldwide | October 7, 2025
Once AI Music Makes Money, Who Gets It?
Billboard | October 6, 2025
Music publishers fend off Anthropic's bid to dismiss some AI copyright claims
Reuters | October 6, 2025
Spotify’s New Policy Won’t Stop the Wave of AI Slop
Pitchfork | October 2, 2025
Record labels could strike ‘landmark’ AI music licensing deals ‘within weeks,’
Music Business Worldwide | October 2, 2025
As FT says major labels are close to “landmark” AI licensing deals, is a new battle royale going to kick off within the music industry?
CMU | October 2, 2025
Singapore mandates AI literacy for public servants: A blueprint for the future of governance
e27 | October 1, 2025
Can we finally detect copyrighted works in AI music? UMG and Sony join forces with SoundPatrol
RouteNote | September 30, 2025
Aiode Scores $5.5M for its Ethical AI Music Platform
StartupHub | September 29, 2025
YouTube takes on Spotify’s AI DJ with test of ‘AI music hosts’
Music Alley | September 29, 2025
UMG & Sony Endorse SoundPatrol’s ‘Neural Fingerprinting’ Tech to Help Curb AI-Driven Theft
Billboard | September 26, 2025
UMG, Sony Music Sign Major AI Copyright Detection and Fingerprinting Alliance
Digital Music News | September 25, 2025
Spotify Removes 75 Million “Spammy” Songs, Cracks Down on AI Use by “Bad Actors”
The Hollywood Reporter | September 25, 2025
AI Music Could Reign, Bring Pain to Creators in Spain, New Study Says
Billboard | September 24, 2025
3 things you might have missed in the major labels’ Suno lawsuit
Music Business Worldwide | September 22, 2025
Labels amend Suno lawsuit and focus on source of training data
Music Alley | September 22, 2025
Big Tech Is Under Pressure From Emerging AI Giants. How Will This Change Hollywood?
VARIETY | September 21, 2025
Anthropic AI Copyright Settlement Must Clear Logistical Hurdles
Bloomberg Law | September 20, 2025
A First Look at Labor’s AI Values: An analysis of recent statements about technology by unions and other worker organizations
UC Berkeley Labor Center | September 18, 2025
An AI Artist Signed A Multimillion Dollar Record Deal. What Does That Mean?
BILLBOARD | September 18, 2025
Epidemic Sound Launches AI Tool ‘Adapt’ Where ‘Human Creativity Is Enhanced, Not Replaced, by AI’
BILLBOARD | September 17, 2025
Anthropic makes its move on DC
POLITICO | September 17, 2025
Anthropic makes its move on DC
POLITICO | September 17, 2025
We Answer Your Questions About A.I.
THE NEW YORK TIMES | September 15, 2025
Global Copyright Risks for AI Training
FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION | September 12, 2025
Nearly a third of all tracks uploaded to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, says platform
MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE | September 11, 2025
Sweden’s STIM has launched the ‘world’s first AI license for music’. Here’s how the org says it will work.
MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE | September 10, 2025
Character AI criticised for inappropriate chatbot conversations
MUSIC ALLEY | September 8, 2025
Spike Lee talks 'Highest 2 Lowest,' great art and why AI 'has no soul'
USA TODAY | September 7, 2025
Lawmakers draft copyright legislation as AI regulation drifts in limbo
AXIOS | September 6, 2025
AI firm Anthropic agrees to pay landmark $1.5 billion settlement to book authors and publishers
Washington Post | September 5, 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery Sues AI Giant Midjourney for Copyright Infringement In Major Legal Battle
Hollywood Reporter | September 4, 2025
JYP Entertainment is hiring for AI and Unreal Engine experts to develop an ‘unprecedented’ virtual K-pop artist
Music Business Worldwide | September 3, 2025
‘The Largest IP Theft in Human History’: Breaking Down The Years-Long Investigation Into How AI Firms Are Stealing Music
Billboard | September 2, 2025
Amid plans to sue Nvidia and Suno, music platform Jamendo launches AI-powered search
Music Business Worldwide | August 28, 2025
Anthropic settles authors’ lawsuit over pirated books… and it could be a gift for Universal Music Group’s lawyers
Music Business Worldwide | August 27, 2025
Beatoven launches Maestro, its “fully licensed and fairly trained” GenAI music model
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Latin American music industry launches JusticIA lobbying campaign
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Latin American music industry launches JusticIA lobbying campaign
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Suno argues none of the millions of tracks made on its platform ‘contain anything like a sample’
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Courts must not let copyright law strangle AI
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Coming soon: Will AI ruin music?
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
Fake artists, real opportunities: Hoaxes and scams are holding back the potential of AI music
Music Tech | August 26, 2025
A.I. Is Coming for Culture
The New Yorker | August 26, 2025
Silicon Valley Launches Pro-AI PACs to Defend Industry in Midterm Elections
Wall Street Journal | August 25, 2025
Paul McCartney uses AI to 'extricate' John Lennon's voice from two more old demos - following the number 1 success of the 'last Beatles song'
Daily Mail | August 25, 2025
Inside the A.I. Talent Wars
The New York Times | August 25, 2025
Silicon Valley Launches Pro-AI PACs to Defend Industry in Midterm Elections
Wall Street Journal | August 25, 2025
Freddie Gibbs Voices Concerns Over AI’s Role in Today’s Hip-Hop BET | August 25, 2025
Music Business Worldwide | August 25, 2025
Drake gains access to redacted Kendrick Lamar contract in UMG legal battle
Music Business Worldwide | August 25, 2025
SoundExchange Moves for Default Judgement Against Napster — But Faces Aggressive Dismissal Push from Sonos in Unpaid-Royalties Suit
Digital Music News | August 22, 2025
Sen. Amy Klobuchar renews push for legislation to crack down on AI deepfakes
KARE 11 | August 21, 2025
AI creating ‘potentially new’ music genres as artists take control, says Stability AI study
Music Business Worldwide | August 20, 2025
Taylor Swift’s new album comes on cassette. Who is buying those?
CNN Business | August 19, 2025
Mac DeMarco criticises AI-generated music: “We’re in a weird place”
NME | August 17, 2025
AI band The Velvet Sundown’s Spotify audience has fallen sharply
Music Ally | August 15, 2025
Music Publishers Say Anthropic Likely Used Pirated Songbooks of Ariana Grande & More for AI Training
Billboard | August 13, 2025
Alarming Rise of AI Music Copyright Laundering
Hype Bot | August 12, 2025
Australian music industry says proposed AI copyright exception would be “a dangerous step backwards”
Complete Music Update | August 11, 2025
Rod Stewart Shows AI Images of Ozzy Osbourne In Heaven With Dead Music Icons During Concert Tribute
Variety | August 4, 2025
On AI and Copyright, Trump Is Groveling Before Big Tech and Selling Out Working Americans
The Hollywood Reporter | July 30, 2025
Could AI Kill Off Hollywood’s Talent Pipeline?
The Wrap | July 29, 2025
European Creators Slam AI Act Implementation, Warn Copyright Protections Are Failing
The Hollywood Reporter | July 30, 2025
Spotify’s AI opportunity and threat
CNBC | July 29, 2025
The Voice in the Machine: Why AI Cloning Is Rewriting Music’s Rulebook
Medium | July 29, 2025
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard join Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu in pulling music from Spotify after Daniel Ek’s military AI investment
Music Business Worldwide | July 28, 2025
Trump’s ‘Artificial Intelligence Action Plan’ is already stirring debate
The Washington Post | July 22, 2025
Spotify’s Lax Controls Exposed: The Blaze Foley AI Song Debacle
Digital Music News | July 22, 2025
AI:OK is the latest initiative focusing on ethical AI music
Music Ally
Martin Clancy: Irish-led initiative looking to ensure that "AI is used ethically" within music industry
Hot Press
Musicians are speaking out against AI in music. How do consumers feel?
USA Today
AI-generated ‘BBL Drizzy’ started as a Drake joke — but music creators are now terrified it spells the beginning of the end
Fortune
How Freaked Out Should We Be About AI Music? Inside the Industry Panic
Los Angeles Times
Major Music Publishers Seek to Dramatically Expand Their Anthropic Lawsuit Based on Daming New Evidence
Digital Music News | August 24, 2025
Moises launches AI Studio to help human musicians make stems
Music Ally | August 21, 2025
Senators introduce bipartisan bill targeting foreign online piracy operations
Nashville Standard | August 21, 2025
Making cash off ‘AI slop’: The surreal video business taking over the web
The Washington Post | August 18, 2025
Neil Young Leaves Facebook Over “Unconscionable” Policies for AI Chatbot Conversations With Children
The Hollywood Reporter | August 15, 2025
Getty Drops Stability AI Copyright Suit, Refiles in California
Bloomberg Law | August 14, 2025
Creative rightsholders protest (again) about the EU AI Act
The Nashville Standard | August 13, 2025
Anthropic faces setback in authors’ lawsuit ahead of UMG copyright battle: ‘If Anthropic loses big it will be because what it did was also big.
Music Business Worldwide | August 12, 2025
AI-generated music is here to stay. Will streaming services like Spotify label it?
NPR | August 8, 2025
Creative rightsholders protest (again) about the EU AI Act
Music Ally | August 4, 2025
New York Times Seals $20 Million AI Deal With Amazon | Report
The Wrap | July 30, 2025
Kratsios Says Winning the AI Race ‘Requires Congress’
Meritalk | July 30, 2025
Stability AI is developing a legit ‘opt in’ artist marketplace… amid lawsuits over unauthorized scraping
Music Business Worldwide | July 29, 2025
AI Viral Song Drowns Out Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’ Album Launch
Digital Music News | July 29, 2025
Music Ally Mid-Year Wraps: How to sum up the last six months of developments around AI and music?
Music Ally | July 28, 2025
Anthropic Asks To Stay Copyright Suit To Appeal Class Cert.
Law360 | July 25, 2025
Meta tops Big Tech lobbying spending
Axios | July 22, 2025
Universal Music strikes deal with Liquidax Capital to ‘accelerate the development’ of its AI tech patents
Music Business Worldwide | July 22, 2025
What is OK in the world of music AI? New organisation to develop industry standards
Complete Music Update
Berlin’s Love Affair with Music Technology; YouTube Confirms Discussions with Labels Over New AI Tools
Platform & Stream
Music and the robots: ‘AI is going to be a challenge in the same way the industrial revolution was a challenge’
Sunday Independent
9 Reasons Why AI and Music Are Worth the Fight
Billboard
Fans loved her new album. The thing was, she hadn't released one
BBC | August 22, 2025
Perplexity AI loses bid to dismiss or transfer News Corp copyright case
Reuters | August 21, 2025
Lauren Christy Wrote Hits for Avril Lavigne and Dua Lipa. Now She Warns of a “National Funeral for Songwriters If Things Don’t Change”
The Hollywood Reporter | August 21, 2025
Suno Pushes Back Against Indie Artist’s AI Copyright Class Action Lawsuit: ‘Doesn’t Track the Law’
Billboard | August 19, 2025
AI-generated music sparks industry concern
CBS Saturday Morning | August 16, 2025
What Ever Happened to The Velvet Sundown, Anyway? ‘Synthetic Music Project’ Sees Spotify Monthly Listeners Slip Beneath 600,000 Amid Abrupt Album-Release Pause
Digital Music News | August 15, 2025
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info
Reuters | August 14, 2025
Major Music Publishers Seek to Dramatically Expand Their Anthropic Lawsuit Based on Daming New Evidence
Digital Music News | August 12, 2025
Deepfaked after death
Axios | August 11, 2025
OpenAI Finally Launched GPT-5. Here's Everything You Need to Know
Wired | August 7, 2025
Meta hails AI’s impact on its ad creative and engagement
Music Ally | August 4, 2025
Creative industries slam EU AI Act implementation as ‘betrayal’
Music Business Worldwide | July 30, 2025
Velvet Sundown finally confesses to being AI
The Express Tribune | July 30, 2025
Nick Cave Says Andrew Dominik’s New Video for ‘Tupelo’ Has Changed His Mind on AI, Kinda
Rolling Stone | July 29, 2025
AI's global race in the dark
Axios | July 28, 2025
Beyond Getty: Are trademarks a bigger risk to AI than copyright?
WIPR | July 28, 2025
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Pulls Music From Spotify Over CEO’s Investment in ‘AI Military Drone Technology’: ‘Can We Put Pressure on These Dr. Evil Tech Bros?’
Variety | July 25, 2025
US Senators propose new law to ban AI companies "from stealing and training on copyright works"
Complete Music Update | July 22, 2025
Suno Partners with Songs of Love Foundation: Can AI Truly Compose Songs that Heal?
Digital Music News | July 22, 2025
AI:OK Targets Responsible AI Use in the Biz
Hits Daily Double
A New 'Trustmark' Could Show Music Uses AI Responsibly
CNET
The real impact of AI on Irish society – jobs, healthcare and replacing Bono?
The Times
An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World
The New York Times
New Beatles song created using AI, says Paul McCartney
CBC News
Who owns content generated by AI?
CNN