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AI Music Generator Suno Inks Major Music Label Licensing Deal
CFoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images Suno, the AI music generator that continues to divide the industry, has inked a licensing deal with BMG, marking its second partnership with a significant music rights holder as it prepares to launch new…
Amidst AI-Music War, Suno Finds Another Industry Partner in BMG
Leading AI -music generator Suno, which was sued by three major labels in 2024 over its use of copyrighted music in its training data, is whittling down its list of potential enemies. After settling with one of those labels, Warner Music Group…
Jacquees On 'Mood 2' And How A Decade In Music Changed Him
Jacquees looks toward the next chapter, dressed in a black leather jacket and layered chains as he continues the story behind Mood 2. There's a certain kind of nostalgia that lives in R&B—the kind that lingers after the song ends, like the…
'Harder to sing': Music industry veterans Dick Lee and Jeremy Monteiro weigh in on NDP 2026 songs debate
National Day may be over, but the debate over this year's National Day Parade (NDP) songs is still playing out online, with veterans from the local music scene – singer-songwriter Dick Lee and jazz pianist and composer Jeremy Monteiro…
Life and Music: The Long and Winding Road
Some songs arrive like visitors. Others have been living inside us for years. We may not remember when they first entered. We may not have chosen them as favorites. They were not always the biggest hits, the songs everyone else seemed to be…
Guitar company D'Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
After initially denying it, the company now admits that its string demo video was made with Suno. After initially denying it, the company now admits that its string demo video was made with Suno. All the latest in AI ‘music' Terrence O'Brien…
Kawai Musical Instruments 1Q Loss Y116.00M Vs Loss Y169.00M
Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (7952.TO) Japan 1st Quarter Ended June 30 GROUP 2026 2025 Revenue Y17.10 bln Y17.79 bln Operating Profit (Y256.00 mln) (Y500.00 mln) Pretax Profit (Y141.00 mln) (Y268.00 mln) Net Profit (Y116.00 mln)…
AI Music Generator Suno Strikes Licensing Deal With BMG as It Preps New Label-Backed Models
Suno, the AI music generator that's managed to both rankle the music industry and lure some of its biggest talent to its side, has added music company BMG as its latest licensing partner as it prepares new models powered by licensed work. The…
Inside the creation of Project Hail Mary's musical alien language
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American's Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feltman. One quick heads up: This episode features some spoilers for Project Hail Mary. If there's one thing that the many, many viewers of the movie Project Hail Mary seem to…
The 4 Music Habits That Instantly Give Someone the Ick
In a similar vein to these green flags in a person's music taste, these four music habits are subjective. If you do any of these, we're not trying to call you out (although it wouldn't hurt to take a good hard look at your behavior). These could…
Tencent Music: Organic Deceleration And Competition Weigh On Outlook (Downgrade) (TME)
Tencent Music is downgraded to Hold from Buy due to intensifying competition, especially from ByteDance's Soda Music. Organic revenue growth decelerated, with management acknowledging user churn among casual users and rising operating expenses to…
underscores's 'The Peace' music video is a party in the void
The FADER's latest cover star underscores (April Harper Grey) has shared a new video for her viral hit 'The Peace.' The vowel-heavy track (which The FADER reviewed upon its March release) tells the tale of a romance that grows over the course of…
AHS 13: Tate-Kai Scene for Peters, Musical Number for Lange & More
Posted in: FX, TV | Tagged: AHS 13, American Horror Story: 13 Ryan Murphy had AHS 13 insights to share, including a musical number from Jessica Lange, two of Evan Peters' characters meeting, and more. Ryan Murphy teases AHS 13 as an Avengers:…
'Today's Brazilians have no idea what it feels like to lose democracy': Joyce Moreno on her battles to become a Latin musical great
At 78, Joyce Moreno is one of Brazil's musical icons, but for decades that status seemed far from assured: this headstrong singer, guitarist and composer was frequently viewed as a threat by her country's establishment. Aged 19, the reaction to her…
Queen's Roger Taylor launches new love song and music video
Queen's Roger Taylor launches new love song and music video Back in June, Roger Taylor revealed that his first solo album in five years, Violence Insane in and Beautiful World, is set for release this September. Having released the first single…
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