UMG's lawsuit accuses the DIY distributor of "deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement", and of flooding streaming services with AI-generated "slop.
UMG and ElevenLabs announced a licensing agreement, which will see the latter build a fan platform for remixes, mashups, and "new track interpretations."
Cultural relevance in hip-hop has decoupled from mainstream scale. The artists proving it are reshaping where the industry should be looking, says Diana Umana…
Bill Werde argues that while there is much to admire about The Libera Awards, there is also much, much more it could be doing with and for independent music...
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