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AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians

The Independent UK

Liza Minnelli uses AI to release first new music in 13 years

Singing legend heralds ‘new tools in service of expression’, on compilation that also features an Art Garfunkel song using AI-generated piano backing

The Guardian - UK

Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it?

Companies such as Udio, Suno and Klay will let you use AI to make new music based on existing artists’ work. It could mean more royalties – but many are worried

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‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify

Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard Wizard

The Guardian - UK

"Artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices and compositions are used in new AI-generated music”: Warners and Suno link up to create new legal AI platforms

Agreement will end legal battle between major and tech firm

MusicRadar

Warner Music signs deal with AI song generator Suno after settling lawsuit

Music company representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran had sued tech platform alleging mass copyright infringement Business live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

Billboard Says AI-Generated 'Artists' Now Top the Charts Weekly – Will Spotify Even Do Anything About it?

AI-generated music has secured a foothold on Billboard’s prestigious charts, with at least one AI or AI-assisted artist appearing in each of the past four weeks.

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Universal Music went from suing an AI company to partnering with it. What will it mean for artists?

Last week, artificial intelligence (AI) music company Udio announced an out-of-court settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a lawsuit that accused Udio (as well as another AI music company called Suno) of copyright infringement.

The Conversation

"We've seen this before - everyone talks about 'partnership,' but artists end up on the sidelines with scraps": Music Artists Coalition on Universal/Udio deal – More Details Please!

Artists' advocacy group fear that AI deal will stitch up musicians

MusicRadar

“Together, we can foster a healthy AI ecosystem in which artists, songwriters, music and technology companies can all flourish and create incredible experiences for fans”: Universal and Udio lay down their arms to collaborate on new legal AI platform

But will artists be fairly compensated?

MusicRadar

AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users

Udio, an AI song generation platform, has announced a 48-hour window starting Monday for users to download their songs

The Independent UK

AI music platform Udio and Universal Music strike a deal—is this AI music's Spotify moment?

UMG allies with AI music startup Udio for an AI-powered music streaming service.

TechRadar

Universal Music Group and AI music firm Udio settle lawsuit and announce new music platform

A legal wrangle over alleged copyright infringement between Universal Music and AI firm Udio has ended with a settlement and a new partnership for a platform to make AI music more accessible to everyday users.

Euronews

Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash

Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform

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Universal Music Strikes Deal with AI Company Udio After Copyright Clash

Universal Music settles copyright dispute with AI startup Udio, launching a new AI-powered music platform for licensed content.

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OpenAI is reportedly working on a 'Sora for music' – and a battle with record labels could follow

OpenAI is reportedly training an AI music generator with the help of students from the prestigious Juilliard School

The Guardian - UK

Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products

Market-leading music streamer collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups to create new AI features

TechRadar

Musicians, meet your (ethical) AI bandmates

Aiode’s new AI music platform gives artists collaborative and ethically sourced AI bandmates.

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Top Music Body Says AI Firms Guilty Of 'Wilful' Copyright Theft

AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group told AFP. "The world's largest tech companies as well as AI-specific companies, such as OpenAI, Suno, and Udio, Mistral, etc. are engaged in the largest copyright infringement…

The Independent UK

The success of AI music creators sparks debate on future of music industry

Oliver McCann, a British AI music creator, uses AI to produce songs across various genres

Evening Standard

Robots on the charts — will AI be a fatal blow to the music industry, or be an unlikely shot in the arm?

Scary as the threat is, AI might never quite steal the human soul of music, reports Will Rogers-Coltman

The Guardian - US

Disney and Universal sue AI image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement

Studios accuse AI firm of ‘piracy’ and seek injunction over alleged use of copyrighted characters

MusicRadar

“The end result - rights holders get paid even less, nobody has the right to opt in or out and as artists we have zero visibility on what these license details will entail”: The reaction to a report that major labels are in talks with AI firms

The details of a new Bloomberg report into major labels trying to reach an agreement with controversial AI companies has caused uproar

Tom’s Guide

I write about AI for a living and Suno v4 is so good it put a smile on my face

Leading AI music model Suno just launched v4 of its model and it completely changed the game.

Tom’s Guide

I tried Udio's new lyric generator — it’s a game changer for writer’s block

The new Lyric Writer tool from Udio helps songwriters craft the perfect words for their tracks. It's fast, flexible and lets you add song structure tags too.

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