Analysis News Daniel Ek says he’s ‘probably the least powerful person in Spotify,’ and 3 other things we learned from his recent Norges Bank interviewEk also commented on what AI will mean for Spotify subscribers during his interview on the In Good Company podcast hosted by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) CEO Nicolai Tangen
Analysis News Andreessen Horowitz’s thoughts on AI shows what the music industry will be up against in 2024The company's views place it squarely on the opposite side of the issue from much of the music industry
Analysis News NMPA: Generative AI is ‘the greatest risk to the human creative class that has ever existed’Everything we learned from the National Music Publishers Association's US Copyright Office submission
News Warner’s ADA to distribute select artists’ music from generative AI platform Boomy in ‘first-of-its-kind deal’Under the deal, ADA will distribute some Boomy artists across platforms including Spotify, TikTok and Apple Music
News 74% of music fans believe that AI should not be used to clone or impersonate an artist without permission, says IFPI studyThis year’s edition of the Engaging With Music survey marked the first time the IFPI asked music fans about the role of AI in music
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 lyricsThe 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 callWarner 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 superstarsThe 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 LeBoffLeBoff joins as General Manager of Publishing
News Superfan platform Fave launches AI-supported tool for artists to identify and reach their biggest fansCompany says that the tool uses advanced analytics to provide artists with granular data on Fave users
News YouTube Music introduces customized AI-generated playlist artPlatform 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 callMBW 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'