@Techmeme@techhub.socialTidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tid
@stefan@gardenstate.social
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tid
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMusic producers are calling out tracks suspected of using AI tools like Suno, as the internet becomes increasingly filled with AI-generated music (Charles Pulliam-Moore/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/985866/h4rris-nihil-young-edm-suno-ai…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzTidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music https://www.404media.co/tidal-says-it-wont-pay-royalties-for-ai-generated-music/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialUMG, WMG, Sony, and other record companies propose a set of principles for how AI-generated songs should be considered for chart eligibility (Ariel King/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-wmg-sony-propose-principles-ai-song-chart-eligibility…
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialFURBNET PROGRESS: database system has been rewritten, it's now *way* faster! MIDI previews are generated and cached on demand, as well! give it a try! https://www.furbnet.com/index.iva
@Techmeme@techhub.socialEmail: Apple Music tells industry partners that songs tagged as "materially generated using AI" by content providers will be visibly labeled on the service (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-music/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialEmail: Apple Music tells industry partners that songs tagged as "materially generated using AI" by content providers will be visibly labeled on the service (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-music/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAustralia's ARIA says songs created mostly or entirely by AI will be excluded from its charts; a song that used AI became the most-played song on radio in July (Cam Wilson/ABC)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ai-generated-music-to-…
@poppastring@dotnet.socialTidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music, but isn’t banning it outright https://www.theverge.com/tech/959211/tidal-ai-music-policy-demonetizingdetect-label
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAustralia's ARIA says songs created mostly or entirely by AI will be excluded from its charts; a song that used AI became the most-played song on radio in July (Cam Wilson/ABC)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ai-generated-music-to-…
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafeRE: https://indieweb.social/@elgg/116770044804461133
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Some of what's done by companies such as Suno is deplorable.
I like this recent article by Alex Reisner in The Atlantic:
The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA top Disney and ESPN exec told staff that a beta version of an AI tool to create TV ads will debut in July, to serve smaller businesses without video assets (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/disneys-ai-generated-tv-ads-set-to-launch-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialWMG acquires AI attribution startup Sureel, as it seeks to track when its songs and recordings are used in the training of AI models or in AI-generated works (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-acquires-sureel-ai/
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu @Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/980416/google-gemini-ai-watermarks-removal
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialWMG acquires AI attribution startup Sureel, as it seeks to track when its songs and recordings are used in the training of AI models or in AI-generated works (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-acquires-sureel-ai/
@stefan@gardenstate.socialJust Trying to Figure Out My Job by vlogbrothers
The Hank Green AI Policy
1. No portion of any script will be written, edited, or outlined by an LLM.
2. The thesis of a video will always originate with a human.
3. No image or music in a video will be generated by AI. If something is accidentally included, best efforts will be made to remove it.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSpotify plans to roll out AI Persona labeling in mid-September for profiles that do "not represent a real person"; the system uses human review and AI tools (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977815/spotify-ai-persona…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSpotify says it will roll out an "AI Persona" badge in September for profiles that do "not represent a real person" and exclude their music from recommendations (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977815/spot…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialGoogle adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/980416/google-gemini-ai-watermarks-removal
@bammerlaan@mastodon.nlWorking on some videos for my new vocal quartet... Didn't realise there were auto-generated subtitles on Peertube.
We're, unfortunately, not singing about toast much. Yet.
#music #singing #ClassicalSinging #ClassicalMusic #baritone #SingersLife
