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A judge refused to dismiss the $100M defamation suit, sending the cable network and a lawyer into discovery over an unproven on-air claim.
The iconic synth maker's new plug-in offers 250 genre-based palettes to generate melodies, chords, basslines, and drums - a more controlled alternative to Suno's full-song generation.
The country star leads a class action alleging Suno encodes artists' personas as tokens, letting users conjure their identities with a name prompt.
As Suno inks deals with Warner and BMG, UMG and Sony argue those licenses prove a market exists-potentially sinking its fair-use defense.
Music publishers target Claude's training data in a multibillion-dollar case that could reshape how AI companies license creative work.
EPFL engineers repurpose a 19th-century acoustic effect to create sound-powered micro-bots, opening new paths for wireless drug delivery and micro-manipulation.
Music giants claim Claude was trained on pirated lyrics and sheet music, seeking massive statutory damages that could reshape AI training practices.
As AI-generated tracks flood streaming platforms, artists are building tools and communities to unmask those who secretly use synthetic vocals and melodies.
Swift’s Toy Story 5 tie-in hits Spotify with the most-streamed country-song-by-a-female milestone in a day.