Korean startup targets 'legal AI music' via copyright tracking
A Korean startup is building copyright-tracking technology to enable what it calls legal AI music, addressing rights and licensing as generative music tools spread.
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Kid Rock says he used AI on upcoming album
Kid Rock said he used AI as 'another tool' on his upcoming album 'Halfway 2 Jesus', per Whiskey Riff.
Bloomberg: AI music deals signed but artist pay unclear
Bloomberg reports that AI music licensing deals are going ahead while the mechanism for paying artists whose work trains or resembles generated output remains unresolved. It is an industry analysis.
Music industry grapples with AI thievery versus innovation
San Juan Daily Star report examines how the music industry is weighing AI as either theft or innovation.
A$AP Rocky takes diplomatic stance on AI in music
A$AP Rocky declined to condemn AI in music, telling Billboard 'who am I to say what's standard'.
GasLab raises $1M pre-seed for GenAI music app paying musicians
DJ Reinier Zonneveld raised over $1 million pre-seed for GasLab (Generative AI Solutions Lab), a generative AI music platform built to recognize and pay musicians for their work.
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Report links Character.ai bankruptcy to AI cash burn risk in music
A Digital Music News analysis says Character.ai's bankruptcy illustrates AI's extreme cash burn and legal exposure, warning the music industry could face similar economics.
YouTube Music adds "Made with AI" labels to AI-generated tracks
Why it matters: Streaming platforms are starting to label AI music as synthetic tracks flood catalogs.
YouTube is applying a "Made with AI" label to songs that were altered or fully generated with AI, mirroring its existing labels on videos. The label targets AI-generated music flooding streaming platforms.
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AI music startup augustlab raises Series A
AI music startup augustlab raised a Series A round and has topped $1.6M in cumulative revenue, per Dealroom.
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L-Acoustics software uses AI to isolate live vocals
L-Acoustics released new software that uses AI to isolate a singer's voice so it cuts through concert noise. Céline Dion and Harry Styles reportedly use the technology.
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Music AI roundup: Raye bot signups, UMG role, Character.ai bankruptcy
Music Ally's roundup covers AI bots creating 1.8 million fake presale signups for a Raye show, a new UMG senior AI role, Character.ai's bankruptcy, and Rocketship launch.
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AI-assisted song charts in Korea as copyright rules lag
An AI-assisted song has climbed South Korean music charts while the country's copyright framework struggles to keep pace with generative music.
Deezer to add toggle filtering out fully AI-generated music
Why it matters: A major streamer gives listeners direct control to exclude AI-generated music.
Deezer says an on/off toggle letting listeners remove fully AI-generated tracks from search and streaming will roll out by the end of the year.
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Nvidia faces lawsuit over AI training music data
Nvidia faces a lawsuit alleging it used music data to train AI models without authorization.
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DistroKid quietly removes songs amid UMG lawsuit
DistroKid confirmed to The Verge it removed artists' work without notice in response to claims in UMG's September lawsuit over the distributor's practices.
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American jailed, fined $8M for AI music streaming fraud
First criminal case over AI-assisted music streaming fraud ends with an American citizen sentenced to 18 months in prison and an $8M fine for commanding 10,000 bots to stream his own AI-generated songs.
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Tonefold turns a song description into editable MIDI parts
Tonefold lets you describe a song and get every part as editable MIDI, launched on Product Hunt. The source gives no details on pricing or availability.