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How artificial intelligence is changing the music industry
05 Nov 2025 21:00 GMT
… every corner of the music industry, from virtual artists … " Jones using the music-generation platform Suno, sparking … . Major record labels have since filed lawsuits against AI music companies, … reduce costs by eliminating royalties for guest artists and …
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No Radio Without Royalties: New Rules for a New Era (Guest Column)
05 Nov 2025 22:13 GMT
… protect corporate profits. Meanwhile, musicians are simply asking to … fairness. No radio without royalties.
Michael Huppe is the … royalties to a growing community of more than 800,000 music … The Wall Street Journal, Music Business Worldwide, Billboard and …
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Swamp Sistas become Xistas ahead of most ambitious music and community-support project yet
05 Nov 2025 20:46 GMT
… has left on the Orlando music scene, her most profound … transcends the actual music. Not to minimize art for … , Swamp Sistas have used music to raise funds for crucial … project’s downloads and recording royalties will go to Second Harvest …
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Spotify accused of ignoring "billions" of fraudulent streams of Drake's music
05 Nov 2025 20:23 GMT
… streams of Drake's music, Rolling Stone reports.
A lawsuit … like removing fake streams, withholding royalties, and charging penalties."
Earlier …
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Creator Behind Billboard-Charting AI ‘Artist’ Xania Monet Defends Her Music Against Backlash From Kehlani And More
05 Nov 2025 17:16 GMT
… was sued by major record labels and the Recording Industry … dollar record deal with record label Hallwood Media in September, … generated songs can collect royalties, meaning they can generate … founder and CEO of record label Nettwerk Music Group, told Billboard …
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I haven’t received royalties for the last four years
05 Nov 2025 17:05 GMT
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“I haven’t received any royalties for the past four years … ’m supposed to get my royalties every six months,” he said … started music and had major hits, the amounts paid in royalties were … a bottle of Coke.’
GHAMRO Royalties: We haven’t received even …
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Are 37 Billion of Drake's Streams on Spotify Fake? Rapper RBX, Snoop Dogg's Cousin, Accuses Music Streaming App of Fraudulent Practices, Files Lawsuit
05 Nov 2025 15:04 GMT
… TikTok and Facebook. Now, music streaming giant Spotify has … Develop AI Music Products in Partnership with Major Record Labels.
Drake… withholding royalties, and charging penalties.” R Ilaiyaraaja vs Sony Music … fraudulent practices on the music app. In a …
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Spotify Faces Lawsuit Over 'Billions' of Bot Streams That Favoured Drake, Reducing Other Artists' Royalties
05 Nov 2025 14:50 GMT
… royalty pool available to other musicians.
The filing states that by … payment system. In this model, royalties are distributed according to an … Benefitting from Bot Streams
The music streaming company formally denied the …
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Are Record Labels Already Using AI to Make “New Music”? What Does That Mean for Artists?
05 Nov 2025 00:06 GMT
… that record labels are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in music …
Regulation lags behind innovation
Music law has always been … should you automatically receive royalties when that AI mimics … Nigeria & Africa’s Music Scene
African artists have …
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Artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties as part of new SoundCloud subscription
05 Nov 2025 01:06 GMT
… 100% of the distribution royalties for their music as part of its … will cease to claim distribution royalties from the next payout … directly from the platform and music uploaded to other streaming … .
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