Universal Music Group — one of the world’s leading music companies — and Google are in negotiations to license melodies and vocal tracks of artists to be used in songs generated by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report from the Financial Times. The talks...
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Stat Of the Week is supported by Cinq Music Group, a technology-driven record label, distribution, and rights management company. There has...
OpenAI has been hit with its first defamation lawsuit after ChatGPT fabricated legal accusations against a radio host. Mark Walters, a radio host in Georgia, is suing OpenAI in what appears to be the first defamation lawsuit against the company over false information...
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Stat Of the Week is supported by Cinq Music Group, a technology-driven record label, distribution, and rights management company. How...
Hello, hello, hello. Quick introduction this week. I wanted to mention that newsletter reader Matthew Whiteside is fundraising for a book on how classical musicians can self-release their works. What’s cool is also each donation will be matched by Creative Scotland....
Lyor Cohen believes that short-form video poses a major threat to the music business. He also thinks it might be the industry’s savior. On this MBW Podcast, Cohen – Global Head of Music at YouTube – explains his fears over short-form video platforms that fail to push...
