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Google acquires Producer. Left: portrait with sunglasses. Right: privacy update with agree and revise.

Producer.AI just became a Google Labs product. The Chainsmokers & Lecrae helped build it. Here’s what that means for indie artists:

Google’s acquisition moves AI music creation into the mainstream with Grammy artists already using it. Here’s what changes for creators.

25. February 2026

Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota who doubled revenue to $1.8 billion to lead music industry deals:

Sirota brings proven expertise in building licensing frameworks—he doubled Merlin’s revenue while negotiating the industry’s first major AI deals, positioning Suno for sustainable partnerships ahead.

23. February 2026

Top 5 AI Music News (Feb 16th – Feb 22nd 2026)

SoundBreak Lets Fans Co-Write Songs With AI Versions of Real Artists, Hook secures $10 million for licensed remixes, and Diplo fools fans with an AI-generated Super Bowl video. Here’s what creators need to know.

22. February 2026

Hook social music app interface showing remix feature and ocean sunset video content.

Hook raises $10M Series A to let you remix 20 million licensed songs with AI

Hook’s $10M funding unlocks AI remixing of 20 million licensed songs, letting creators go viral while rights holders earn—a licensed alternative to copyright chaos.

19. February 2026

ByteDance disables Seedance 2.0 features after Disney, Warner Bros. threaten legal action over “pirated” AI training data:

Hollywood studios forced ByteDance to disable Seedance 2.0 within hours, alleging the AI tool was trained on pirated character libraries. Here’s what creators need to know.

18. February 2026

Sony’s new CLEWS tech traces AI-generated music back to their human sources, and streaming platforms face pressure to adopt it:

Sony’s CLEWS technology can now identify which copyrighted songs influenced AI-generated tracks, forcing streaming platforms to choose between adoption or drowning in daily uploads.

16. February 2026

AI-generated video of person as bush on Super Bowl field captioned 'surprise' by Diplo.

Diplo’s viral Super Bowl bush video is AI-generated. 3 visual errors exposed his AI video as fake:

Diplo’s fake bush video fooled millions until fans spotted impossible details—revealing how AI now fabricates physical presence at real events.

16. February 2026

Top 5 AI Music News Feb 9-15 2026, featuring Music City Make-A-Thon event. The AI Musicpreneur is sponsoring.

Top 5 AI Music News (Feb 9th – Feb 15th 2026)

Nashville’s NVIDIA-powered Music Competition launches, CLAW·FM launches the first radio station run entirely by AI agents, and Deadmau5 warns fans about a deepfake endorsement scam. Here’s what creators need to know.

15. February 2026

Nashville is hosting a 6-day music competition where you write, produce, and perform a song from scratch — with or without AI — here’s how to enter:

Competitors have six days to write, produce, and perform an original song live in Nashville, with 4 tracks matching different skill levels and AI workflows.

13. February 2026

Deadmau5 performing at Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 with iconic mouse head helmet and LED stage setup.

“Scary as fuck”: Deadmau5 finds AI-generated video of himself promoting a stranger’s music

An unnamed DJ created a convincing AI video of Deadmau5 promoting their music, exposing how deepfakes now target celebrity endorsements instead of just stealing songs.

13. February 2026