A SubmitHub analysis of over a million tracks points to significant AI use in new music, though the detection tool’s own findings remain contested by many artists.
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A SubmitHub analysis of over a million tracks points to significant AI use in new music, though the detection tool’s own findings remain contested by many artists.
Italian producer Simone Privitera, who has worked with Benny Benassi and Steve Aoki, took the prize at Kappa FuturFestival. His win arrives as the electronic music world grapples with the role of artificial intelligence.
SZA, Kenny Beats, and others responded angrily after a new tool showed their songs were included in datasets used by music-generating AI—while Hudson Mohawke offered a less surprised view.
A Virgin Voyages sync deal that paid millions to master rights holders, but only an appearance fee to Boy George, pushed the singer to re-record the 1983 hit with AI-assisted vocals and launch a music tech company.
A new licensing agreement between Spotify and Universal Music Group lets premium subscribers create AI covers and remixes of UMG songs, with artists given the choice to opt out.
From predictive campaign engines to probabilistic suggestions on timing and targeting, AI now sits inside the everyday decisions that shape how music reaches listeners. For many independent artists the infrastructure has become a co-pilot. The issue is who writes its code.
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for orchestrating a massive streaming fraud operation, marking the first criminal conviction of its kind in the United States.
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