RIAA, Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Other Groups Launch New Labeling Program for AI Music

'The ability to say no': artists demand consent over AI use of their music

A coalition of advocacy groups for artists, songwriters and managers is warning musicians about the growing risks of artificial intelligence music. Recently, many major record labels have inked deals with AI music startups such as Suno, Udio and ...

Music industry proposes AI labels to distinguish fully generated songs from AI-assisted tracks

Music industry proposes AI labels to distinguish fully generated songs from AI-assisted tracks

Tidal to Label AI-Generated Music, Ban Royalties from AI Song Streams

The music streaming service Tidal said on Monday that artists uploading music wholly or substantially created using AI will have them label them as such — and those songs won’t be eligible for royalties. The service’s new AI policy goes into effect July 15, and it also applies to Tidal’s independent artist franchise Tidal Upload. Tidal []

Is AI Helping or Hurting Black Music? SZA, Flo Milli, and More Speak to The Root

From music veterans like Jimmy Jam and newer acts like Flo Milli, Black artists weigh in on the AI usage in the industry and their responses are telling!

Your next Spotify song could soon carry an AI warning label, and the music industry is all for it

The music industry wants Spotify and Apple Music to label AI-generated songs, giving listeners greater transparency as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly common in music production.

Tidal's new AI music policy: No royalties for unlabeled tracks

Tidal is implementing new rules for AI-generated music, requiring artists to label tracks created wholly or substantially by AI. These tracks will not be eligible for royalties and the platform will block or remove exploitative AI music, effective July 15th. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Music Coalition Pushes For AI Labels on Streaming Services

Fans want to know whether and how generative AI has been used in the music to which they listen, the CEOs of the RIAA and IFPI said in a joint statement on Friday.

Illit claims more trophies with ‘It’s Me’

Illit came in first place yet again on a television music chart show with “It’s Me,” despite wrapping up promotions for the single last month, said agency Belift Lab. The group has received four music show trophies over three consecutive weeks, thanks to the single and title track from its fourth EP, “Mamihlapinatapai.” The single peaked at No. 32 on Billboard’s Global 200 and No. 67 on Global excl. US, while the mini album hit Billboard 200 at No. 26, a career-best for the fivesome. Illit perfo

Top 250 American Albums

Top 250 American Albums

Jaws, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings: Why we love the greatest movie scores so much

The team behind a popular podcast and series of live concerts explain the brilliance of film’s best composers.

Musicians that defied Trump honored on Everybody Knows

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan honor the musicians who refused Trump's use of their artistic material and dropped out of the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair this 4th of July.Listen here

Are San Antonio musicians’ songs being used to train generative AI models?

Work by some of San Antonio’s best-known musicians has been found in datasets being used to train generative AI models to create music, according to an online database offered by The Atlantic magazine. The Atlantic uncovered four large datasets used for AI development — one with 12 million tracks, one with 9 million and two [] The post Are San Antonio musicians’ songs being used to train generative AI models? appeared first on San Antonio Current.

SZA Slams Suno for Using Her Music To Train Its AI Models: ‘Nothing You Could Ever Say to Me To Make This Okay’

As much as there have been people openly vouching for this use of AI in music, others aren’t having it. The Atlantic published an open database where people can check which artists and songs have been used to train Suno and Udio AI models. This has impacted almost every working musician, from massive superstars to []

Jeff Bridges on AI Songwriting: “Everyone” in Nashville is Doing This

As artificial intelligence continues to make headlines and spark heated debate, actor and musician Jeff Bridges suggests that AI songwriting is already commonplace in the music industry. The post Jeff Bridges on AI Songwriting: “Everyone” in Nashville is Doing This appeared first on That Park Place.

Universal Music: The Bull Case Is Stronger Than 2 Years Ago

Universal Music: The Bull Case Is Stronger Than 2 Years Ago

Goodbye, Scientific American!

Scientific American has been acquired by LabX Media Group, which holds Discover Magazine, IFLScience, and a number of other science publications. I haven’t looked at IFLScience since it was a Twitter account stealing other people’s material. They say it’s different now. And they have started out by firing writers and editors. The Writers Guild of [] The post Goodbye, Scientific American! appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

TIDAL will strip royalties from AI-generated music and tag every track it catches

TIDAL is cutting off the money supply for AI-generated music. The streaming service announced a new policy that will prevent fully AI-generated tracks from earning royalties, collecting revenue from direct-to-fan sales, or being monetised in any way on its platform. TIDAL will also use automated tools to identify and remove AI-generated music that attempts to [] This story continues at The Next Web

SoundHound AI's COO Sells 65K Shares

This AI voice platform provider to enterprise clients reported notable insider sales amid a challenging year for its shares.

Live From Take Back Tech w/ Andre Brock & Ariella Steinhorn

This week on the show, we’re sharing the recording of the plenary panel Cayden presented on at MediaJustice and Mijente’s Take Back Tech III. Moderated by Tech Policy Press’s Justin Hendrix, Cayden is joined by Associate Professor of Black Digital Media at Georgia Tech, Andre Brock, and independent tech journalist Ariella Steinhorn, who has worked

Corporate gifting on this week’s Trading Up podcast

Corporate gifting on this week's Trading Up podcast

Emmy nominations 2026: See the list (Updating live)

Nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards were announced by the Television Academy on Wednesday. Here's the list.

ATEEZ's 'Golden Hour' tops U.S. album chart

ATEEZ's 'Golden Hour' tops U.S. album chart

Everyone Wants to Build AI Using Someone Else’s Work

Publishers and artists aren’t the only ones accusing AI startups of foul play these days.

Tidal Will Allow AI Music to Stay on Its Platform—With 1 Major Catch

The streaming platform recently unveiled its policy on AI-generated music, something that it now views as a “living document.”

Peaches, Tanya Tagaq among 2026 Polaris Music Prize nominees for Toronto ceremony in September

The race for Canada’s most prestigious music prize is officially underway. The Polaris Music Prize has unveiled its 10-album shortlist for 2026, with this year’s... The post Peaches, Tanya Tagaq among 2026 Polaris Music Prize nominees for Toronto ceremony in September appeared first on NOW Toronto.

Black Dice Records launches a stacked screamo festival

Last year, Chicago microlabel Black Dice Records started releasing small-run CDs by fringe screamo bands. The label has branched out into cassettes too, including with the March reissue of Considerations 3, a mathy, metalcore-influenced 2025 album by New York City group Silverdollar. Black Dice has also done impressive work booking and promoting shows across a [] The post Black Dice Records launches a stacked screamo festival appeared first on Chicago Reader.

The AI Superfans Companies Count On to Convert the Skeptics

Companies are increasingly mobilizing internal groups of AI ‘champions’ as a way to sell their more reluctant colleagues on the technology’s benefits.

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David Clayton-Thomas, Blood, Sweat & Tears singer, dies at 84

The Grammy Award-winning artist sold more than 40 million records, helping shape the sound of jazz-rock

What’s up this week: Clay & Glass Festival, SF Symphony at Frost, a jazz master’s centennial, the ‘lost’ founding father and more

What’s up this week: Festival highlighting ceramic and glass art, staged readings skewering tech, a rockin’ birthday bash, new digital art, jazz guitar and more

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ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus on AI-generated music: 'We haven't seen what it can do yet'

Björn Ulvaeus helped write some of the best-selling pop songs of the 20th century. Today, he's President of CISAC, the global body representing more than five million creators across music, film, literature and the arts, and one of the most active lobbyists on what AI owes the artists it's trained on. (AP video shot by: Jez Fielder) #music #ai #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home