AI Music News
Your independent source for AI music news and what each story means for music creators.
- 09 Apr
09 AprMuse Group survey: 78% of musicians open to AI tools, but most oppose AI replacing them
A Muse Group survey of 1,200 musicians found 78% are open to AI tools, but most oppose AI replacing musicians or training on their work.
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09 AprSuno copyright guardrails bypassed with Audacity speed trick, The Verge finds
The Verge found Suno copyright filters can be bypassed by slowing audio in Audacity. Here is what it means for UMG and Sony lawsuits.
Read the full story - 05 Apr
05 AprTop 5 AI Music News (Mar 30th – Apr 5th 2026)
AI music news you need to know (Mar 30th - Apr 5th 2026) ✓ Delphos launches Gen AI DAW for MIDI ✓ SeatGeek launches in ChatGPT. → Read the full breakdown!
Read the full story - 03 Apr
03 AprRIAA, NMPA and 6 music bodies file an amicus brief in the Anthropic copyright case, arguing AI lyric generation infringes copyright
Eight music organizations including RIAA & NMPA filed an amicus brief April 2, 2026, arguing Anthropic's AI lyric generation substitutes for human songwriters.
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03 AprTikTok SoundOn’s ACRCloud deal makes distributors the gatekeepers of AI music fraud detection in 2026
TikTok's SoundOn distributor integrated ACRCloud audio fingerprinting on April 2, 2026, blocking AI speed-shifted tracks before they reach Spotify/ Apple Music.
Read the full story - 02 Apr
02 AprMoises is nominated for a 2026 Webby Award, voting closes April 16
Moises, the AI stem separation app used by 69 million artists, is nominated for the 30th Webby Awards People's Voice. Vote by April 16, 2026.
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29 MarTop 5 AI Music News (March 23rd – 29th 2026)
AI music news you need to know (Mar 23rd - 29th 2026) ✓ First AI music PRO launches ✓ Veena CoProducer builds songs from plain text. → Read the full breakdown!
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- 26 Mar
26 MarKanye West used Audimee to clone his voice for BULLY, then said the album has no AI
Kanye West demoed Audimee in 2025, calling AI the next version of sampling. The music industry has no standard to verify his March 2026 BULLY denial.
Read the full story - 26 Mar
26 MarTaTa Taktumi signs with PMG at 2,200 monthly Spotify listeners
Timbaland's TaTa Taktumi signs with Pacific Music Group at 2,200 Spotify listeners. Suno's active copyright cases aren't in the deal announcement.
Read the full story - 24 Mar
24 MarAnghami and Cyanite’s AI metadata deal reveals how Western training data fails Arabic music
Anghami integrated Cyanite's audio-based AI to tag 2.5M songs. A 2025 MBZUAI study shows 94% of AI music training data is Western. Arabic music is 0.4%.
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24 MarNetflix used AI to reconstruct Hillel Slovak’s voice for its Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary
Netflix used AI to reconstruct Hillel Slovak's voice in its 2026 RHCP documentary. His family consented and the film disclosed it. Fans pushed back anyway.
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24 MarUK scraps AI training opt-out, but Creative Content Exchange leaves independent artists exposed
UK dropped its AI training opt-out on March 18, 2026. The Creative Content Exchange replacing it leaves independent artists with no licensing pathway.
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