When Udio first started training its music-generating language models, it scrapped the internet for music written by humans. No one was asked permission. The result was a flurry of lawsuits,
Read MoreAmerican fans using YouTube or YouTube Music were annoyed to find that a lot of songs by big artists (including Nirvana, Green Day, Adele, and Bob Dylan) disappeared and were
Read MoreEvery country has one or more performing rights organization (PRO). These organizations monitor public performances of songs by their members (radio, TV, live renditions, streaming, plays at stadiums, background music
Read MoreIt’s been a rough year for TikTok, but just things got a little bit better. While the US Government still seems hellbent on making parent ByteDance sell TikTok over security
Read MoreTikTok and Universal Music Group negotiated for a long time over the former’s continued usage of UMG’s artists on the platform. Those licensing negotiations broke down this week. Both sides
Read MoreUniversal Music Group, the biggest label in the world, has broken off licensing talks with TikTok. The two companies couldn’t make a deal on how much TikTok has to pay
Read MoreThe MuchMusic documentary 299 Queen Street West may have a legal issue. Director Sean Menard says he’s heard from Universal Music Canada that the film includes unlicensed music clips. As
Read MoreArtists make are because they have to. There’s something in their hearts that forces them to turn what they feel inside into something the rest of us can see and
Read MoreOne of the worst insults you can throw at an artist is to accuse them of selling out. The most basic definition of this is when the pursuit of money
Read MoreI’d never heard of Caught a Ghost before this week. They’re an LA indie band with exactly one album to its name. But since it came out in 2014, Caught
Read MorePromising to make music licensing easier and more streamlined, RE:SOUND and SOCAN have joined forces to create a single entity, Entandem. “Co-owned and overseen by RE:SOUND and SOCAN, Entandem brings
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