News Musician accused of $10m AI streaming fraud scam pleads not guilty (report) Michael Smith was indicted by the US Government earlier this month over an alleged $10 million streaming fraud scam
News Dirty Hit renews UK physical distribution partnership with Universal Music UK Dirty Hit says its partnership with the Universal Music Group unit has yielded a string of chart-topping albums
News Spotify: We accounted for less than 1% of $10m generated in US streaming fraud case The company says it "invests heavily" in tools to detect and prevent streaming fraud
News YouTube is developing tools to detect AI-generated voices and faces in videos YouTube’s move is part of a growing effort by media platforms to rein in misuse of AI technology
News SM Entertainment partners with telco LG Uplus on AI-driven content for virtual artist Naevis Virtual artists are taking off in popularity, particularly in the South Korean market
News ‘Operation Redirect’: Brazil cracks down on music piracy sites spreading malware IFPI and Pro-Música Brasil collaborated with law enforcement to take down 12 piracy sites that were also spreading malware
Analysis News From HYBE’s restructure to Warner Music’s leadership shakeup… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Why UMG’s slowdown in streaming revenue growth is (partly) an illusion… and 4 other things we learned from Universal’s latest earnings call UMG's leadership team isn't worried about one quarter's worth of results, and says they're looking at the long term
Analysis News How the ‘COPIED Act’ could make it unlawful to train AI using copyrighted material without permission… A new front has opened in the battle between IP owners and AI companies who would use copyrighted IP to train AI without permission
News Streaming fraud costs the global music industry $2bn a year, according to Beatdapp. Now it’s partnering with Beatport to combat the trend “Suspicious activity has been on the rise in recent months," Beatport's Chief Revenue Officer says
News You can now make takedown requests for AI-generated YouTube videos that mimic your likeness The video platform is working to mitigate the worst impacts of AI content, even as it works to develop AI tools
News After being acquired by HYBE in a $32m deal last year, voice cloning startup Supertone launches AI-powered virtual pop group, SYNDI8 Supertone claims that its software can create 'hyper-realistic and expressive voices that [are not] distinguishable from real humans.'
News Suno CEO accuses major labels of ‘reverting to their old lawyer-led playbook’ following lawsuit for copyright infringement The RIAA has fired back, saying Suno "continues to dodge the question" of which recordings they "illegally copied"
News $125m-backed Suno is being used to make racist and antisemitic music Suno users are making music with hateful messages, according to report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
News Google unveils AI that can automatically sync soundtracks and dialogue to videos The new 'video-to-audio' tech from Google's DeepMind isn't ready for public release just yet