Warner Music and AI music generator Suno strike a deal, settling previous litigation; Suno will launch licensed AI models and will acquire WMG's Songkick
Warner Music Group and AI music generator Suno have struck what they call a “first-of-its-kind partnership”.
Sources: Universal Music and Warner Music are nearing landmark AI licensing deals with companies including Google, ElevenLabs, Stability AI, Suno, and Udio
Universal and Warner seek payment structure similar to streaming as more disruption looms — Universal Music and Warner Music …
Sources: UMG, Warner Music, and Sony Music are in talks to license their work to AI music startups Udio and Suno and settle copyright infringement lawsuits
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Q&A with TikTok Head of Music Ole Obermann on launching TikTok Music in Indonesia and Brazil before the US and helping artists from discovery to distribution
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TikTok debuts Elevate, a program to help rising music artists via amplification, early access to new features, and more, and signs a Warner Music licensing deal
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The UK names Ian Hogarth to lead its AI Foundation Model Taskforce; Hogarth co-founded concert discovery service Songkick, which Warner Music acquired in 2017
some thoughts on the UK's Foundation Model Taskforce and regulation by Twitter Ryan Morrison / Tech Monitor : Investor and entrepreneur Ian Hogarth to lead UK AI Taskforce Robert Scammell / UKTN : Tec...
The UK names Ian Hogarth to lead its AI Foundation Model Taskforce; Hogarth co-founded concert discovery service Songkick, which sold to Warner Music in 2017
The British government said on Sunday that tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth would head its new taskforce to look at the safety risks posed by artificial intelligence. Twitter: @soundboy , @soundboy , and...
Warner Music signs a deal to use Twitch's new content reporting system and launch dedicated Twitch channels for its artists
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Sources: Facebook has made deals with Sony, UMG, and Warner Music for the right to show music videos and approached artists about exclusive rights to videos
- Social giant also could bankroll some video production — Music videos have surged on YouTube during the pandemic
Jury finds Cox Communications liable for its customers' piracy of 10,000+ musical works, awards $1B to Sony Music, EMI, Universal, and Warner Music
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