Analysis News What Universal Music Group really thinks about generative AI and copyright law… MBW has digested UMG's revelatory 99-page submission to the US Copyright Office on generative AI. Here's what we've discovered.
News Universal, Concord and ABKCO ask court for injunction to stop Anthropic’s AI from using their song lyrics The three publishers sued multi-billion-dollar-backed AI company Anthropic in October
Analysis WMG’s Robert Kyncl expects more artist-centric streaming deals, and 2 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Warner Music Group's CEO weighed in on YouTube's new AI tool that clones superstars' voices, and said he's talking to politicians about AI regulation.
News YouTube is clamping down on AI-generated clones of superstars The video platform is also rolling out mandatory labeling of AI-generated or "synthetic" content.
Analysis Believe has developed software that detects AI-made music with 98% accuracy. What might this mean for the future? Believe's "AI Radar" could help the streamer and music distributor establish itself as a "responsible" user of AI technology.
News Music funding platform beatBread launches advances of up to $3m for songwriters, hires BMG’s Spencer LeBoff LeBoff joins as General Manager of Publishing
News Superfan platform Fave launches AI-supported tool for artists to identify and reach their biggest fans Company says that the tool uses advanced analytics to provide artists with granular data on Fave users
News YouTube Music introduces customized AI-generated playlist art Platform unveils experimental feature that lets users create personalized playlist art using artificial intelligence
News Spotify’s price hike didn’t hurt subscriptions, and 3 other things we learned on its latest earnings call MBW listened in to SPOT's Q3 earnings call. Here's what we learned...
Analysis News AI company Anthropic recently secured up to $4bn in investment from Amazon. Now it’s being sued for copyright infringement by Universal Music Group. The lawsuit claims that 'Anthropic profits richly from its infringement of Publishers’ repertoires and other copyright owners’ works'
News Global independent music publishers propose set of ‘ethical’ guidelines for AI developers Guidelines comprise four core principles for the use of music in AI training processes
Analysis Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Kyncl spoke during a Q&A session at the Code Conference in Laguna Niguel, California, this week
News YouTube introduced a suite of new AI tools for creators. Here’s what they can do. Platform unveiled various AI-powered tools at its Made on YouTube event
Analysis News Spotify develops AI-powered voice cloning tool that can translate podcasts into multiple languages The new AI tool can translate podcasts into additional languages, all in the podcaster’s own voice
News Proposed US bill would allow indie artists to negotiate collectively with streaming services, AI companies The Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023 was introduced on Tuesday (September 19)