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Taylor Swift Drove 2% of All Music Sales in 2023
Taylor Swift Drove 2% of All Music Sales in 2023
February 04, 2024  |  Streaming

Last year, Taylor Swift accounted for 2% of the music industry’s entire sales. But as the megastar prepares to make history — in the running...

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Anthropic’s AI-Generated Lyrics Lead to Record Labels’ Lawsuit
Anthropic’s AI-Generated Lyrics Lead to Record Labels’ Lawsuit
October 19, 2023  |  Legal

Universal Music’s battle against chatbots continued Wednesday (Oct. 18) as it sued Anthropic. The lawsuit against the Google-backed artificial intelligence (AI) startup filed by Universal and two...

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Universal Music and Deezer Deal to Raise Artist Payouts 10%
Universal Music and Deezer Deal to Raise Artist Payouts 10%
September 06, 2023  |  Disbursements

Universal Music and streaming service Deezer have reportedly agreed to raise payouts to artists by 10%. The arrangement is the first major shift in the streaming music business model since Spotify came...

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Google and Universal Music in Talks for AI-Generated Songs Licensing Agreement
Google and Universal Music in Talks for AI-Generated Songs Licensing Agreement
August 08, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google and Universal Music are reportedly in talks about a licensing agreement for artificial intelligence (AI) generated songs. The discussions center on how the technology allows melodic and...

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Spotify Tunes Out AI-Produced Songs
Spotify Tunes Out AI-Produced Songs
May 09, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Spotify has reportedly pulled tens of thousands of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated songs from its platform. The streaming service’s campaign, reported Tuesday (May 9) by the...

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