ElevenLabs released Music v2.5, its newest AI music model, which the company says delivers its "best music model yet" with improvements focused on vocal-led and acoustic-heavy genres including R&B, so…
Universal Music Group signed a licensing and product-development deal with ElevenLabs, the AI audio company's first agreement with a major label following its earlier deals with Kobalt and Merlin. The…
Universal Music Group announced a multi-year strategic partnership with AI audio startup ElevenLabs to build a licensed, fan-facing AI music platform that lets users create remixes, mashups, new track…
Merlin has named Torq a key technology partner in its SOC Modernization architecture, integrating Torq's agentic AI platform to bring AI-powered security operations to federal agencies. The partnershi…
Kobalt has signed a licensing deal with Spotify for an upcoming AI fan remixing tool, allowing participating Kobalt songwriters to earn revenue from AI-generated covers and remixes. The agreement, ann…
Spotify's global head of artists, marketing & policy, Sam Duboff, said the company is betting on human artistry and building AI products that respect copyright, aligning with Australia's recent commit…
Spotify announced a new 'AI Persona' badge to label AI-generated artists, rolling out in mid-September, with music from tagged artists excluded from personalized recommendations. Creators can self-dis…
As of 2026, commercial rights for AI-generated music vary by platform: Suno Pro ($10/month) grants commercial rights to new songs, ElevenLabs Music Starter ($6/month) offers commercial use from an opt…
Spotify reported 777 million total users and 300 million paid premium subscribers in its latest quarter, but its stock price plunged 8% as the company disclosed increased expenses tied to AI-driven fe…
Spotify Technology S.A. announced during its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday that Merlin, a licensing partner for independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group (UMG) in…
A letter published in Nature warns that AI-generated images are contaminating citizen science platforms like iNaturalist, undermining their utility for biological recording. Scientists from Cornell an…
Stanford researchers led by Louis Blankemeier, Ashwin Kumar and Akshay S. Chaudhari published Merlin, a 3D vision-language foundation model for CT scans, in Nature on March 4. The model was trained on…
Encord built an AI agent called Merlin that runs its AI data platform, aiming to automate data curation and annotation workflows. The agent leverages agentic intelligence to streamline operations, pot…
A new Chrome extension called Tab Council allows users to turn their existing AI browser tabs into a structured model council for cross-checking important prompts. The tool orchestrates independent an…
Spotify has partnered with Universal Music Group to launch a paid add-on for Premium subscribers that allows fans to create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs, with a revenue share for participa…
Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a licensing deal to launch a paid add-on for Premium subscribers that allows users to create AI-generated remixes and covers of streaming songs. Artist…
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