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@future_of_music

@future_of_music
27 posts
2026-01-15
Bandcamp is banning AI-generated music, but it's worth noting that the service has much less of a problem with AI music than mainstream DSPs, because of how it's designed.
2026-01-15 View on X
WebProNews

Bandcamp bans music and audio “generated wholly or in substantial part by AI”, hoping to build trust with fans that the music they find “was created by humans”

2026-01-14
Bandcamp is banning AI-generated music, but it's worth noting that the service has much less of a problem with AI music than mainstream DSPs, because of how it's designed.
2026-01-14 View on X
WebProNews

Bandcamp bans music and audio “generated wholly or in substantial part by AI”, hoping to build trust with fans that the music they find “was created by humans”

Bandcamp has banned music substantially generated by AI to uphold human artistry and authenticity, amid rising concerns over AI flooding platforms like Spotify.

2025-11-26
Not enough details about this settlement to be able to really evaluate it. Opt-in only is good, and changes to the model are important. But it's no secret that plenty of musicians would prefer to see Suno sued into oblivion.
2025-11-26 View on X
Music Business Worldwide

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”.

2025-07-30
Some basics: why does Spotify pay less than some rival services? One key reason is the free tier. Ads bring in only ~13% of Spotify revenue, but more than half of monthly users are not paid subscribers. Subscription dollars subsidize the ad supported tier.
2025-07-30 View on X
The Information

Daniel Ek says Spotify's ad business has “been moving too slowly”; Spotify ad chief Lee Brown left on July 28 to join DoorDash as its chief revenue officer

Catherine Perloff / The Information :

2025-04-17
Huge implications here for anyone doing business and trying to reach audiences online, which obviously includes music creators, indie labels, venues, arts organzations. Next, the court will consider “remedies” which could include a breakup.
2025-04-17 View on X
New York Times

A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally

The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.

2024-12-21
New bombshell report on “Ghost Artists” on Spotify from @lizpelly, with shocking accounts from inside the company. https://harpers.org/...
2024-12-21 View on X
Harper's

How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

here's what's going on Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : ‘Ghosts’ of Spotify  —  Liz Pelly, Harpers: … Reading this article made me feel quite sad. Bluesky: @nanobii.com : the spotify “fake...

2024-09-05
The second circuit has sided with authors and publishers over Internet Archive in a lawsuit over the unlicensed scanning and redistribution of ebooks. This is a fairly straightforward decision—IA's case was always a legal longshot. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...
2024-09-05 View on X
Wired

The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a US district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program

I could follow the logic of the concept of the Digital Library itself, but the “National Emergency Library” was clearly a step too far.  There was no way “let's unilaterally lend o...

2024-08-20
Among other things, this demonstrates that taking on monopoly power is a bipartisan issue! The same is true of ticket market regulation: both Democratic and Republican controlled state legislatures have taken action this year to ban speculative tickets!
2024-08-20 View on X
Music Business Worldwide

The AGs of 10 states join the US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster; 39 states, plus DC, are now part of the lawsuit

The attorneys general of 10 states have joined the US Department of Justice (DoJ)'s antitrust lawsuit seeking to break off Live Nation …

2024-06-25
As expected, the major labels have sued two AI music companies, Suno and Udio, allleging copyright infringement with intent to “saturate the market with machine-generated content that will directly compete with, cheapen and ultimately drown out the genuine sound recordings.”
2024-06-25 View on X
The Verge

The RIAA sues AI music services Suno and Udio over alleged mass copyright infringement and claims they are trying to “hide the full scope of their infringement”

here's what it means Ben's Bites : Major labels are suing AI music startups Suno and Udio Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak : RIAA Sues Suno & Udio AI Music Generators For ‘Trampling’ on...

2024-04-11
This is an interesting approach to AI legislation. Schiff's bill forces Generative AI developers to disclose what data is used for training, sidestepping the question of when use needs to be licensed. It poses the question: Don't we have a right to know?
2024-04-11 View on X
The Hill

Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill that would require companies training generative AI models to disclose all of the copyrighted work they used to do so

including that it's propelled by a calculation that forcing AI companies to disclose copyrighted materials is the politically popular move https://www.billboard.com/... Luiza Jarov...

2023-11-16
Even enthusiastic proponents of generative AI are finding the positions taken by some AI companies to be extreme
2023-11-16 View on X
Music Business Worldwide

Stability AI VP of Audio Ed Newton-Rex resigns, saying he disagrees with the company's view that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is fair use

Ed Newton-Rex has quit his role at Stability AI.  In an exclusive op-ed, he shares why.

2023-10-26
This marks a serious shift away from how the service was pitched to the musician community at launch, as a level playing field that treated all tracks the same. Over time, Spotify has shifted further and further away from that pledge.
2023-10-26 View on X
Music Business Worldwide

Sources: Spotify plans major changes to its royalty model in Q1 2024, including a threshold of minimum annual streams before a track starts generating royalties

This is huge news - and it's been a long time coming.  MBW has confirmed that Spotify is planning to make significant changes …

2023-09-29
Epic made some missteps, but after acquiring Bandcamp, the company didn't fundamentally change what musicians like about the platform's tools and policies. If these reports are true, @songtradr should understand that musicians are still watching closely.
2023-09-29 View on X
Songtradr

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr acquires Bandcamp and plans to keep operating Bandcamp as a marketplace and community with an artist-first revenue share

Musicians and indie labels will be watching close. We hope to see @Bandcamp keep its transparent terms, open platform, and ongoing investment in niche-oriented music journalism intact.
2023-09-29 View on X
Songtradr

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr acquires Bandcamp and plans to keep operating Bandcamp as a marketplace and community with an artist-first revenue share

Musicians and indie labels will be watching close. We hope to see @Bandcamp keep its transparent terms, open platform, and ongoing investment in niche-oriented music journalism intact.
2023-09-29 View on X
The Verge

Epic Games lays off 16% of its workforce, or ~830 employees, divests from music storefront Bandcamp, and intends to spin off “kid-tech” company SuperAwesome

Earlier today Tim Sweeney sent the following email to Epic employees: Tim Sweezy / HotHardware : Epic Games Confirms Massive Layoffs After Fortnite And Metaverse Spending Spree Jam...

Epic made some missteps, but after acquiring Bandcamp, the company didn't fundamentally change what musicians like about the platform's tools and policies. If these reports are true, @songtradr should understand that musicians are still watching closely.
2023-09-29 View on X
The Verge

Epic Games lays off 16% of its workforce, or ~830 employees, divests from music storefront Bandcamp, and intends to spin off “kid-tech” company SuperAwesome

Earlier today Tim Sweeney sent the following email to Epic employees: Tim Sweezy / HotHardware : Epic Games Confirms Massive Layoffs After Fortnite And Metaverse Spending Spree Jam...

2023-01-25
Big news this morning, with implications for musicians, music journalists, and diverse media. https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-25 View on X
Bloomberg

The DOJ sues Google, joined by California and seven other US states, calling for the breakup of its ad tech business that allegedly monopolizes the US ad market

1. An open, vibrant internet is indispensable to American life. Lauren Feiner / CNBC : DOJ files second antitrust suit against Google, seeks to break up its ad business Wall Street...

2023-01-24
Big news this morning, with implications for musicians, music journalists, and diverse media. https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-24 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: the DOJ is poised to sue Google this week over dominating the US digital ad market, the fifth major US case challenging its business practices

The US Justice Department is poised to sue Alphabet Inc.'s Google as soon as Tuesday regarding the search giant's dominance …

2022-03-03
You can bet we have a lot of complicated thoughts about this! 🧵 https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-03 View on X
Bandcamp Updates

Epic Games acquires Bandcamp, which will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community; Bandcamp has paid nearly $1B to artists and labels

I'm excited to announce that Bandcamp is joining Epic Games, who you may know as the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, and champions for a fair and open Internet.

2022-02-07
Ek says Spotify is commissioning $100m from historically marginalized groups. Which is puzzling—he seems to want credit for commissioning helpful content, but won't accept any responsibility for commissioning harmful material. https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-07 View on X
The Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Ek says “silencing” Rogan is not the answer in a staff email and commits $100M to licensing, developing, and marketing content from marginalized groups

Over the weekend, videos resurfaced by the musician India.Arie showed the podcaster repeatedly using the n-word and making derogatory comments about Black people.