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thestar.com.my - MATT O'BRIEN - AI startups angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
AI startups angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
The Star Online

CAMBRIDGE: Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligence company is creating a new song. The flute line sounds promising. Neither of them is playing an instrument.

courant.com - The Associated Press - AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
Hartford Courant

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MATT O'BRIEN and RODRIQUE NGOWI CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligence company is…

forbes.com - Hannah Abraham - Korean Music Awards 2026: Full Winners List
Korean Music Awards 2026: Full Winners List
Forbes

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Singer Jennie Kim of BLACKPINK perform onstage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella) BLACKPINK's Jennie…

hollywoodreporter.com - Ethan Millman - The Industry's Biggest AI Music Generator Just Surpassed 2 Million Subscribers
The Industry's Biggest AI Music Generator Just Surpassed 2 Million Subscribers
The Hollywood Reporter

AI music generation platform Suno has 2 million paid subscribers, the company's CEO Mikey Shulman announced on Thursday, a significant milestone reflecting the continued growth of AI music. Shulman, who also said Suno had surpassed $300 million in…

forbes.com - Conor Murray - Controversial AI Music Generator Suno Says It Reached 2 Million Subscribers
Controversial AI Music Generator Suno Says It Reached 2 Million Subscribers
Forbes

The controversial AI music generator Suno surpassed 2 million paid subscribers, its co-founder Mikey Shulman said, and more than 100 million people have used it to create music despite mounting industry backlash and a “Say No to Suno”…

dailymail.co.uk - Bethan Edwards - Nepo baby Scarlett Thomas gets to work on new music in Nashville
Nepo baby Scarlett Thomas gets to work on new music in Nashville
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Scarlett Thomas got to work on her new music in Nashville on Wednesday after she signed a record deal with Big Family Music last month. The nepo baby, 17, who is the daughter of Corrie exes Tina…

billboard.com - Lyndsey Havens - Friday Music Guide: New Music From Bruno Mars, BLACKPINK, RAYE & More
Friday Music Guide: New Music From Bruno Mars, BLACKPINK, RAYE & More
Billboard

Billboard's Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday's most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Bruno Mars…

mirror.co.uk - Philip Dewey, Sam Elliott-Gibbs - Man accused of raping woman in tent at major UK music festival sobs in court
Man accused of raping woman in tent at major UK music festival sobs in court
The Mirror

A man accused of raping a woman in her tent at a major UK music festival sobbed in court as he gave evidence. Thomas Mason, 28, denies rape and claims sexual activity between the two of them was consensual. He is accused of raping the alleged…

dailymail.co.uk - Sean O'grady - Jessie Ware 'rides James Norton like a horse' in new music video
Jessie Ware 'rides James Norton like a horse' in new music video
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Jessie Ware has enlisted James Norton to be her male love interest in her new 'Fify Shades Of Grey'-style music video. The singer, 41, is gearing up for the release of her sixth studio album…

mirror.co.uk - Emma O'Neill, Mark Naylor - Man climbed in neighbours window and stabbed them over loud music row
Man climbed in neighbours window and stabbed them over loud music row
The Mirror

A dedicated family man who endured the torment of persistently loud music blaring from next door 'completely lost it' one evening and went 'berserk' during a 'prolonged and determined' knife assault on his neighbour. Food factory employee Peter…

entrepreneur.com - Karthigan Vijey - AI Is Changing Music Production - But It Can't Fill Creative Gaps
AI Is Changing Music Production - But It Can't Fill Creative Gaps
Entrepreneur

Despite significant advancements, AI still cannot replicate the deep emotional and cultural aspects of music composition, as noted by professionals, but it may play a crucial role in deepening our understanding of emotional engagement with music.

mirror.co.uk - Claudia Trotman, Jamie Downham - Wu-Tang Clan star dead at 52 as tributes paid to 'visionary who changed music
Wu-Tang Clan star dead at 52 as tributes paid to 'visionary who changed music
The Mirror

One of the pivotal figures in hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has passed away aged 52. Oliver 'Power' Grant executive produced all of the group's albums and was founder and first CEO of its iconic Wu Wear clothing line. He was childhood friends with…

smh.com.au - Karl Quinn - Major music festival cancelled 24 hours out from first show
Major music festival cancelled 24 hours out from first show
The Sydney Morning Herald

A major music festival has pulled the pin just 24 hours before the first show of its Australian tour. Rolling Loud, which positions itself as “The world's largest hip-hop festival”, was due to play a “pre-roll” showcase…

express.co.uk - Carly Duffy - 60s music legend dies as tributes pour in for 'quiet pop genius'
60s music legend dies as tributes pour in for 'quiet pop genius'
Express.co.uk

Tributes have poured in for Pete Dello Pete Dello, a singer-songwriter who performed in band Honeybus in the mid-60s, has sadly died aged 83. Tributes have poured in for the singer, who was from Oxford, as he was referred to as 'pop's quiet…

express.co.uk - Paul Jeeves - Glastonbury's silence to be replaced by Britain's biggest ever music festival in 2026
Glastonbury's silence to be replaced by Britain's biggest ever music festival in 2026
Express.co.uk

Rod Stewart plays the legend slot on Sunday at the 2025 Glastonbury music Festival in Pilton, Somers Glastonbury may be falling silent this year but it will be replaced by Britain's biggest ever music festival – which can be enjoyed without…

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