AI International Music Video Festival held its August screening — winners are not public yet
The Hollywood program combined screenings, creator Q&As and an awards reception. The organizer has not posted an August winner list.
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R² makes AI part of the live instrument, not a finished track
Reinier Zonneveld’s festival project puts a model trained on his own archive inside an unpredictable stage system.
Tyga confirms AI was used on $TARFACE — but not how much
The rapper says the writing and vocals are his. The missing detail is which musical elements were generated and how they reached the finished album.
The AI-music argument has moved from novelty to trust
A Guardian survey of the current conflict and Brian May’s failed Queen remake show why audiences are judging context, not only output quality.
MiniMax releases Music 3.0 as an open-weights full-song model
The new model accepts a concept and optional lyrics, targets complete arranged songs and ships weights for local or hosted deployment.
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Spotify signs Merlin and Kobalt for its planned AI remix feature
The future paid add-on will let listeners make licensed covers and remixes from participating catalogues, with rightsholder opt-in and compensation.
Korin AI asks what music generation looks like when built in Nigeria
New research treats the platform as neither a simple success story nor a copy of Western music AI.
BMG and Suno settle past use and agree on a licensed AI-music partnership
Participating BMG artists and songwriters are promised consent and compensation as Suno prepares its first model developed with music-industry partners.
Boy George's AI-assisted song triggers a platform and band dispute
The singer disclosed AI use on We Will Dance Again. Bandcamp removed the track, and he later said bandmates unwilling to perform it would be fired.
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.
Suno sets download limits, retires older models and adds identification safeguards
The September terms update changes how often songs can be downloaded and prepares a transition to models developed with industry partners.
Fenix Flexin says AI was involved in “Rubberz” — but the workflow is still unclear
The Hot 100 hit moved from denial to a partial acknowledgment. What AI made, who directed it and what survived into the release remain unanswered.
Suno brings reusable voice profiles to mobile and the free plan
Voices can now be recorded once and reused across songs on iOS and Android, with limited access for free accounts.