Music moved onto the main programme at the UN's AI for Good summit
Artists, labels and technology companies shared one Geneva stage, showing that AI music is becoming a public-policy subject rather than a specialist product demo.
What’s happening in AI music
Important releases, creative work, rights decisions and industry shifts — explained clearly and linked to the original sources.
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LANDR expands its opt-in AI dataset and raises the artist share to 25%
More than 30,000 artists have joined Fair Trade AI, but the details show why “opt out any time” needs careful reading.
MuScriptor turns mixed recordings into editable notation
Kyutai's open transcription system separates instruments into MIDI, sheet music and tablature, with code and model weights available under different licences.
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.
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Skrillex says virality is not the same as human connection
The producer's rare interview offered a useful cultural argument about AI music without pretending the tools will disappear.
Suno hires music-business leaders ahead of its first partnered model
Former Atlantic and YouTube executives now lead artist marketing and business development as Suno moves closer to the traditional industry.
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.
Deezer opens its AI-music detector to playlists from 20 streaming platforms
The free web tool scans connected playlists for fully generated tracks. Its result reflects Deezer's detector and known model coverage, not a universal test of every use of AI.
Suno raises "over $400M" — the exact number is the claim, not the fact
The Series D makes Suno the best-funded pure AI-music company. The amount is a party claim; the litigation backdrop is a docket fact.
Merlin and Udio set an opt-in route for licensed training
Participating independent labels and distributors can authorise repertoire for Udio's models under a framework that promises compensation, control and protections.