D’Addario admits Suno was used in a guitar-string demo
The company first denied generative AI was involved, then acknowledged that Suno Studio regenerated the music.
What’s happening in AI music
Important releases, creative work, rights decisions and industry shifts — explained clearly and linked to the original sources.
Artists & culture
Bayreuth’s AI “Ring” drew boos for the staging — and applause for the musicians
The festival used a dozen models to generate a changing visual history of Wagner’s cycle. The audience separated its reaction to the production from its response to the cast.
FairoVision puts 54 AI songs into its 2026 Grand Final
The public contest has reached its final month with one track per country. Voting remains open through August.
Artists spent July drawing very different lines around AI
Paris Paloma, Peking Duk, “Weird Al,” Serge Pizzorno and Thomas Bangalter were not arguing about one technology. They were defending different parts of creative work.
An official game music video makes its AI use explicit — and still draws backlash
Shift Up disclosed that the Stellar Blade: Blood Rain video was regenerated with AI support, but viewers questioned why a major studio used it.
More to know
The Rolling Stones draw their AI line at imitation
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards accept AI as a creative tool, but reject systems that manufacture a new song in their style or voice.
AI MusicCon treated AI music as culture, law and education — not only software
The Cologne programme put rights attribution, cultural diversity, teaching and open-source practice alongside product demonstrations.
An AI-jazz competition put generated compositions in front of a live band
AI.LOVE.JAZZ selected fifteen tracks for human performance during the Montreux Jazz Festival — a more interesting test than another playlist of model outputs.
Human musicians form a live answer to The Velvet Sundown
The Bootleg Velvet Sundown turns an AI-band controversy into a deliberately physical tribute act — and says its proceeds will support musicians.
Rudy Sarzo explains the AI workflow behind two solo songs
The bassist says he supplied demos and direction, then used Suno for vocals and instrumentation — a concrete example of an established musician adopting generation.
John Dahlbäck describes AI as an instrument for unfinished ideas
His examples range from rebuilding backing vocals to a planned duet between a singer and her five-year-old voice.
Ciauru wins an AI music contest by treating the model as a live visual instrument
The Kappa FuturFestival performance used generative video to transform source footage in real time, rather than asking AI to replace the set.
An AI-assisted act reached a Sydney showcase — and changed the venue's booking process
Afro Charles combined a human live singer with generated voices. The dispute exposed a practical disclosure gap for artists, bookers and audiences.