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aljazeera.com - What does the future of the music industry look like?
What does the future of the music industry look like?
Al Jazeera

We ask about the future of the music industry and art reviews. The music industry is changing rapidly, with streaming dominating how people listen to music and online content creators constantly reviewing new releases of music. We explore how the…

variety.com - Thania Garcia - Music Industry Moves: Warner Music Group Inks Deal With Suno; Settles Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Music Generator
Music Industry Moves: Warner Music Group Inks Deal With Suno; Settles Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Music Generator
Variety

Warner Music Group has settled its infringement lawsuit against AI music generation platform Suno. The news was confirmed Tuesday with WMG becoming the first of the major record labels to officially partner with the company, sharing goals of…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - Warner Music Group settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture - BBC News
Warner Music Group settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture - BBC News
BBC

Warner Music Group (WMG) will begin an artificial intelligence (AI) music venture with technology start-up Suno - a year after it sued the firm in a landmark case. As part of the settlement agreement struck between the two firms, Warner will let…

techcrunch.com - Aisha Malik - Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit
Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit
TechCrunch

Warner Music Group (WMG) announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with Suno, settling its copyright lawsuit against the AI music startup. WMG said in a press release that the deal with Suno will “open new frontiers in music creation…

forbes.com - Conor Murray - Warner Music Settles Lawsuit With AI Music Startup Suno
Warner Music Settles Lawsuit With AI Music Startup Suno
Forbes

Warner Music Group said Tuesday it settled its lawsuit accusing AI music company Suno of training its models on copyrighted material, marking the first settlement after the three major record labels and the Recording Industry Association of America…

nytimes.com - David Aldridge - CJ McCollum showed the Wizards how to make beautiful music with a lead conductor
CJ McCollum showed the Wizards how to make beautiful music with a lead conductor
The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The debate about such a thing as a “hot hand ” exists in the NBA has gone on, seemingly, forever. Count CJ McCollum as a yes vote. “Yeah, absolutely,” McCollum said Tuesday, after not missing for most…

mirror.co.uk - Kimberly Nhundu - Stranger Things cast's music careers as season 5 hits Netflix
Stranger Things cast's music careers as season 5 hits Netflix
The Mirror

Stranger Things wowed sci-fi fans upon its Netflix debut in 2016, but its cast has more than stellar acting under their sleeves. The beloved series is set to return for its fifth season tomorrow (November 27), with four fresh episodes. However…

thestar.com.my - Warner Music Group settles copyright case with Suno for licensed AI music
Warner Music Group settles copyright case with Suno for licensed AI music
The Star Online

(Reuters) -Warner Music Group settled its copyright infringement case with artificial intelligence-powered song creation platform Suno, enabling the startup to launch licensed AI models next year, the companies said on Tuesday. Suno's rival Udio…

theguardian.com - Mark Sweney - Warner Music signs deal with AI song generator Suno after settling lawsuit
Warner Music signs deal with AI song generator Suno after settling lawsuit
The Guardian

Warner Music has signed a licensing deal with the artificial intelligence song generator Suno after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit it launched against the service a year ago Warner, the world's third-largest music company and home to…

bbc.co.uk - Stonehenge tunnel' and 'music festival error' - BBC News
Stonehenge tunnel' and 'music festival error' - BBC News
BBC

Image source, National Highways Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. A Wiltshire MP has slammed the government's proposal to revoke planning consent for a…

rollingstone.com - JaneƩ Bolden - The State of Rap Beef in the Music Biz
The State of Rap Beef in the Music Biz
Rolling Stone

Rap beef has always walked a fine line between competition and chaos, but in 2025, that line was blurrier than ever. Once a matter of high-stakes lyrical sparring, feuds like Kendrick Lamar and Drake's can now drive streams, hashtags, and brand…

mirror.co.uk - Christopher Bucktin - Judge suspended after wearing Elvis wig and blasting the King's music in court
Judge suspended after wearing Elvis wig and blasting the King's music in court
The Mirror

A judge is set to leave the bench after a damning judicial report accused him of repeatedly donning an Elvis Presley wig in court and even playing the singer's hits during proceedings. Matthew E.P. Thornhill, a circuit judge in St. Charles County…

ibtimes.co.uk - Angelo dela Dingco - Warner Music x Suno: A New Tech-Music Alliance Born After 'Burning the Peace Pipe
Warner Music x Suno: A New Tech-Music Alliance Born After 'Burning the Peace Pipe
International Business Times UK

Warner Music Group (WMG) and Suno just burned the peace pipe and have formed a 'one-of-its-kind partnership.' This collaboration could be the start of a generative music revolution. The landmark agreement between one of the world's largest music…

variety.com - Mark Sutherland - Where Fans Dive in: Why YouTube Is the Epicentre of Culture for Music and Sports
Where Fans Dive in: Why YouTube Is the Epicentre of Culture for Music and Sports
Variety

Over the years, there's been a rise of trusted voices and creators on YouTube, leading to a shift away from traditional media. In fact, their content often surpasses viewership across TV and film and becomes a cultural phenomenon. A case in point…

mashable.com - Jonathan D. Fitzgerald - How a turntable changed my family's relationship to music and quality time
How a turntable changed my family's relationship to music and quality time
Mashable

It began with one record, singer-songwriter Josh Ritter's Hello Starling. The album was originally released in September 2003, just a couple months before my now-wife Steph and I started dating. It was the soundtrack to our first year together. I…

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