AI music startup Suno hired former Atlantic Records executive Grace James as VP and head of artist marketing and editorial, and former YouTube head Christian Bowne as head of music business developmen…
TIDAL will strip royalties from fully AI-generated tracks starting July 15, 2026, becoming the first major streaming platform to demonetize such content. The policy, which includes automatic detection…
Suno, an AI music startup valued at $5.4 billion, launched a grant program for indie artists that includes a permanent non-disparagement clause, barring participants from ever criticizing the company.…
Actor Jeff Bridges demonstrated Suno's AI music generator on Theo Von's podcast, creating a full song from prompts. The platform, which raised $400 million in Series D funding and has a licensing deal…
Warner Music Group acquired startup Sureel, which partners with Swedish copyright agency STIM to track AI training data usage and pay musicians. SoundVerse advocates for ongoing artist royalties from …
Sinclair has invested in IRCODE, a computer vision startup that enables interactive and shoppable TV, and will roll out the technology in Salt Lake City and Austin starting July 2026. The system lets …
The Atlantic published four searchable catalogs proving that millions of copyrighted songs, including hits by Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, were used to train AI music generators like Suno and Udio. Maj…
The American Federation of Musicians filed a lawsuit Friday alleging Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group received significant compensation from AI companies for copyright violations and licen…
Warner Music Group (WMG) acquired AI attribution startup Sureel AI on Wednesday to track when its artists’ and songwriters’ work is used in AI-generated content or for training AI models. Sureel’s tec…
The American Federation of Musicians filed a federal lawsuit against Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group on Friday, accusing both labels of licensing members' music to AI music generators Sun…
AI music generation platform Suno raised $400 million in a Series D funding round led by Bond Capital, valuing the company at $5.4 billion. The funding more than doubles its previous $2.45 billion val…
Suno has raised new capital at a $5.4 billion valuation, more than doubling its worth from $2.45 billion six months ago, as the AI music company transitions from being sued by major record labels to p…
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…