YouTube Music In The News

YouTube creators hit by music copyright claims can now replace tracks with AI – at the touch of a button

The update, announced via YouTube's Creator Insider channel on Friday (May 1), adds a new "Create" button to the existing "Replace Song" tool in YouTube Studio on desktop.

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In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B

YouTube's advertising revenue grew 11% YoY to $9.88 billion in Q1 2026

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YouTube hikes US subscription prices across Premium and Music plans

The YouTube Music Individual plan is rising from $10.99 to $11.99 per month

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São Paulo court shuts streaming fraud site in latest ruling under Brazil’s Operation Authêntica initiative

Another blow to fake streams as Brazil escalates its fight against platforms selling artificial music engagement.

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SoundCloud launches superfan feature that lets artists release music exclusively to followers before wider release

Artists can use the new feature to share early demos, surprise drops, or previews ahead of a wider release.

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Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty

Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29

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Apple Music’s iOS 26.4 beta introduces AI-powered playlist tool

The feature, called Playlist Playground, appeared in the beta version of iOS 26.4 released to developers on Monday.

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YouTube Music rolls out AI-powered playlist generator tool for Premium users

The launch makes YouTube Music the latest to offer the feature as rivals Spotify, Amazon Music and Deezer have already rolled out the same tool in recent years.