Universal Music’s battle against chatbots continued Wednesday (Oct. 18) as it sued Anthropic. The lawsuit against the Google-backed artificial intelligence (AI) startup filed by Universal and two other labels alleges that Anthropic scrapes the record companies’ artists’ songs without consent, using them to create “identical or nearly...
Universal Music and streaming service Deezer have reportedly agreed to raise payouts to artists by 10%. The arrangement is the first major shift in the streaming music business model since Spotify came on the scene 15 years ago, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Sept. 6). “This is a massive change in...
Google and Universal Music are reportedly in talks about a licensing agreement for artificial intelligence (AI) generated songs. The discussions center on how the technology allows melodic and vocal mimicry of established artists in the form of “deepfake” songs, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Aug. 8). The...
Spotify has reportedly pulled tens of thousands of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated songs from its platform. The streaming service’s campaign, reported Tuesday (May 9) by the Financial Times (FT), comes amid an uptick in warnings of possible threats posed by AI. According to the FT report,...
February 04, 2024
Last year, Taylor Swift accounted for 2% of the music industry’s entire sales. But as the megastar prepares to make history — in the running to become the first artist ever to win the Album of the Year Grammy four times — her success marks an exception in the music industry, not the rule, the Financial […]
October 19, 2023
Universal Music’s battle against chatbots continued Wednesday (Oct. 18) as it sued Anthropic. The lawsuit against the Google-backed artificial intelligence (AI) startup filed by Universal and two other labels alleges that Anthropic...
September 06, 2023
Universal Music and streaming service Deezer have reportedly agreed to raise payouts to artists by 10%. The arrangement is the first major shift in the streaming music business model since Spotify came on the scene 15 years...
August 08, 2023
Google and Universal Music are reportedly in talks about a licensing agreement for artificial intelligence (AI) generated songs. The discussions center on how the technology allows melodic and vocal mimicry of established artists...
