News Suno explores developer API, seeking apps ‘that unlock experiences generative music makes possible for the first time’ "Ahead of our partner powered model, we're exploring a developer API and want to hear from you before we start building," Jack Brody wrote.
News Logan Light joins Warner Music Group as Chief of Staff to CEO Robert Kyncl Light joined WMG in March according to his LinkedIn profile
Analysis A counterfeit merch crackdown, facial recognition at K-pop concerts, and 3 other things we learned from HYBE’s 2025 sustainability report The 121-page document sets out a number of disclosures, from anti-counterfeiting measures to the company's use of generative AI and expansion into physical retail.
News Taylor Swift moves to dismiss ‘Showgirl’ trademark lawsuit, calls amended claims ‘absurd’ Swift's lawyers argue that the amended complaint "fares no better" than the original
News Scooter Braun resigned from HYBE’s board – but the K-pop giant says he’ll stick around as an advisor Braun's exit was disclosed in a regulatory filing published on South Korea's DART disclosure system
News Viberate opens music data to ChatGPT, Claude and other AI bots via official MCP server launch – amid ‘AI-first pivot’ for analytics company The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI agents connect to outside data sources and act on them
News US senators revive bill that would force AI-generated audio, video and images to carry labels Songwriters and SAG-AFTRA line up behind revived US bill to label AI-generated audio, video and images
News Firebird launches $750M catalog buying fund backed by Ares and Raine Group Ares has also taken a minority stake in Firebird
News Google says AI training is fair use and copyright should be policed on outputs, not inputs The tech giant has published a new policy paper outlining the company's preferred approach to AI regulation
News Blur drummer Dave Rowntree loses UK court appeal to revive ‘black box’ royalties claim against PRS for Music Rowntree's appeal in his proposed class action against PRS for Music has been dismissed
News TIDAL to automatically tag AI-generated music… and block it from earning royalties TIDAL is introducing an AI policy that will automatically tag wholly AI-generated music in its app
News Suno is paying grants to independent artists… so long as they agree not to criticize Suno Suno has launched an incubator program for independent artists called Spark
News English-language share of US audio streams fell in Q1, says Luminate, as Latin music gained ground driven by megastars like Bad Bunny Luminate said Latin music has "fully shattered" its 'niche' status" in the US
News Deezer’s new in-app remix feature lets users speed up and modify tracks by Céline Dion and other artists ‘with full rights compliance’ Deezer says every remix is created with the explicit agreement of the artist, and that streams of remixed versions are attributed to the original work
Analysis News Taylor Swift is fighting a trademark lawsuit over The Life of a Showgirl. Here’s what a new amended complaint argues, and what’s at stake. Swift's lawyers moved to dismiss the lawsuit in May