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Universal Music Group has entered a multi-year licensing agreement with ElevenLabs to develop an AI-powered music platform built around licensed repertoire and artist participation.
Suno has launched its v6 family of AI music models, adding targeted editing, mashup and idea-generation tools. The release also begins the company’s licensed partnerships with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.
Clinton Sparks and Johnny Gillespie have reportedly secured a US patent for an AI-driven production system intended to automate technical mixing and mastering work while retaining user control over creative decisions.
Google has released Lyria 3.5 AI music generation in the Gemini app, Google AI Studio and the Gemini API, making its latest music model available globally on web and mobile.
Germany's Federal Court of Justice has ruled against Kraftwerk in a copyright dispute over a two-second sample that has lasted nearly 30 years.
Germany's Federal Court of Justice has reportedly rejected Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hütter's appeal in the long-running Metall auf Metall sampling dispute. The decision concerns a two-second sample used in Sabrina Setlur's Nur mir, but it is not a blanket licence for unapproved sampling.
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has reportedly ended the long-running Kraftwerk sampling dispute, finding that the two-second sample used in Sabrina Setlur’s ‘Nur mir’ remains lawful as a pastiche.
SOCAN has filed a Federal Court of Canada lawsuit against Suno, alleging the AI music platform used copyrighted works without consent or licences and generated infringing outputs.
Armin van Buuren and Laidback Luke are the first artists in Moises’ new partnerships programme, helping shape forthcoming DJ and producer-focused tools.
A free dual-sample atmosphere plugin for Ableton, Mac, and Windows blends textures into evolving pads, but its real magic appears when
Popular AI music firms face explosive copyright claims over millions of tracks, but the legal showdown could reshape how future songs are made.
Bringing AI-powered guitar, bass, and drums into Cubase and Nuendo, Tonalic Essential promises faster realistic tracks—but its biggest surprise is...