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musicbusinessworldwide.com > ai-will-test-musics-infrastructure-not-just-its-creativity

AI Will Test Music???s Infrastructure, Not Just Its Creativity

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (833+ words) MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes from Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic, one of the industry’s most successful independent distribution platforms. Since founding the…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > suno-v6-ai-music-models-launch-in-partnership-with-wmg-bmg-and-believe

Suno v6 AI music models launch in partnership with Warner Music, BMG, and Believe

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1195+ words) AI music platform Suno, facing copyright claims on several fronts, has been promising licensed models since November 2025. That month, it settled Warner Music Group’s copyright lawsuit and said it would launch “new, more advanced and licensed models” in 2026. Today (September…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > suno-inks-global-licensing-deal-with-believe

Suno inks global deal with Believe ‘to advance licensed AI music opportunities for independent artists and labels’

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1001+ words) Believe has struck a strategic partnership with Suno, just over four months after it began blocking the distribution of tracks made on the AI music platform. The agreement, announced on Tuesday (September 8), covers “participating repertoire” from Believe and TuneCore, its…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > suno-admits-it-obtained-youtube-audio-to-train-its-ai-but-challenges-umg-and-sonys-standing-to-bring-stream-ripping-claim

Suno admits it obtained YouTube audio to train its AI??? but challenges UMG and Sony???s standing to bring???stream ripping??? claim

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1166+ words) Suno has admitted in a court filing that it obtained audio data from YouTube for use as training data. The admission appears in the AI music company’s answer to the first amended complaint from UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, and Sony…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > chartmetric-launches-ai-agent-flow-priced-from-60-per-month-not-just-another-ai-chatbot

Chartmetric launches AI agent Flow, priced from $60 per month:???Not just another AI chatbot???

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (374+ words) Flow is very much “not just another AI chatbot”, according to Chartmetric Founder and CEO Sung Cho. Flow AI, the company says, can untangle complex analysis and explain how, why, and where audiences are engaging with an artist. It can…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > donald-trumps-administration-just-sided-with-openai-in-a-key-fair-use-case-heres-what-it-means-for-musics-fight-with-anthropic-and-suno

Donald Trump???s administration just sided with OpenAI in a key???fair use??? case. Here???s what it means for music???s fight with Anthropic and Suno.

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1125+ words) The US Government has told a court that AI companies do not break copyright law when they train their models on written work without a license. The Department of Justice set out that position on Tuesday (September 1), in a filing…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > now-canada-socan-sues-suno-claiming-it-illegally-copied-hits-like-both-sides-now-and-sk8er-boi

Did Suno illegally copy hits like ‘Both Sides Now’ and ‘Sk8er Boi’?

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (936+ words) Canada’s SOCAN has sued Suno for copyright infringement. The collecting society filed its statement of claim in the Federal Court of Canada earlier today (September 2). SOCAN is the third collecting society to take Suno to court, and the first to…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > musixmatch-launches-pro-for-labels-to-help-record-companies-manage-and-distribute-lyrics-at-scale

Musixmatch launches Pro for Labels to help record companies manage and distribute lyrics at scale

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) Musixmatch has launched a new product built specifically for record labels. Musixmatch Pro for Labels is a hub designed to help record companies manage, enrich, and “distribute lyrics at scale to support music discovery and deeper fan engagement.” Launched today…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > jason-isbell-and-david-lowery-are-suing-suno-in-a-class-action-suit-importantly-theyre-hitting-mikey-shulmans-company-with-identity-claims-not-copyright

Jason Isbell and David Lowery are suing Suno in a class action suit. Importantly, they???re hitting Mikey Shulman???s company with identity claims??? not copyright.

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1230+ words) Jason Isbell is suing AI music company Suno over the alleged commercial use of his identity. The six-time Grammy winner filed a proposed class action on Monday (August 31) in Boston federal court, alongside Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven frontman David…...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com > suno-and-bright-data-sued-again-by-blurred-lines-lawyer-richard-busch-this-time-for-regional-mexican-label-gerencia-360

Suno and Bright Data sued again by???Blurred Lines??? lawyer Richard Busch??? this time for Regional Mexican label Gerencia 360

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (776+ words) Suno has been sued by Gerencia 360 Music, an independent record label, publisher, booking agency, and management company that specializes in Regional Mexican and Latin music. The complaint was filed on Monday (August 31) in the US District Court for the Northern…...