News AI music tech startup Claimy raises $1.8m to tackle missing royalty payments Claimy cross-references metadata, royalty rates and collection data from organizations like PRS for Music and SACEM to predict what rightsholders should receive.
News Record labels could strike ‘landmark’ AI music licensing deals ‘within weeks,’ the FT reports Universal and Warner are reportedly nearing licensing deals with AI music companies, the FT reports
News After buying Spitfire Audio in reported $50m deal, Splice launches virtual instrument platform for music producers Splice INSTRUMENT offers access to over 1,200 playable presets at launch.
News Anthem Music Publishing buys catalog of Grammy nominated songwriter Mark Holman The acquisition covers country and pop hits Holman has penned, including songs from Cole Swindell, Florida Georgia Line and Jordan Davis.
News KPop Demon Hunters joins Fortnite with month-long gaming event The collaboration features a dedicated game mode called Horde Rush: Demon Rush, which will run through November 1.
News TikTok ramps up classical music initiatives with Crescendo program in the UK, and a partnership with Poland’s Chopin Institute TikTok has partnered with Poland's Chopin Institute for the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition
News Waymo adds YouTube Music to robotaxis after Spotify deal YouTube Music now joins Spotify and iHeartRadio as the third music service available in Waymo vehicles.
News HYBE Chair Bang Si-Hyuk faces travel ban amid probe over IPO (report) New local media reports emerge about ongoing investigation in South Korea
News OpenAI readies TikTok-style app, but is exclusive for AI-generated content (report) The app features a vertical feed interface with swipe navigation that mirrors TikTok's design.
News Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is already a record breaker, as album becomes first to surpass 5m pre-saves on Spotify Spotify is celebrating the album’s release with a three-day pop-up event in New York City from September 30 through October 2.
News YouTube tests AI music host feature to challenge Spotify’s AI DJ YouTube's AI host shares relevant stories, fan trivia and commentary about the music that’s playing on the YouTube Music app.
News After ‘stream ripping’ allegations added to Suno lawsuit, labels seek to beef up Udio complaint with claims of ‘illegal scraping’ from YouTube The new filing adds a third cause of action, claiming Udio “circumvented technological measures” to obtain copyrighted material.
News Cora Lam named Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Universal Music Greater China; Mark Gao joins as SVP of Brand Partnerships Both will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Timothy Xu, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Greater China.
News Zach Bryan just played the biggest ticketed show in US history – including $5m in merch sales 112,408 fans watched country singer Zach Bryan perform on Saturday (September 27)
News Suno just launched its own DAW, after introducing its ‘most powerful’ AI music model yet Suno Studio's launch builds on Suno's acquisition of WavTool in June.