TIDAL's AI policy takes effect — labels on, royalties off for fully AI tracks
From today, TIDAL labels music it determines is wholly AI-generated and removes it from royalty attribution.
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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Udio adds multi-DRM protection to its streaming infrastructure
BuyDRM's KeyOS MultiKey service will encrypt Udio streams across Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady. The deal protects playback; it does not by itself add watermarking or settle rights questions.
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.
The music industry now has voluntary AI labels — and no transport layer
IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, the Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA and the Human Artistry Campaign announced two track-level labels. Implementation is the missing chapter.
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.
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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.
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.