Independent music publisher Reservoir Media has filed two major copyright infringement lawsuits against artificial intelligence companies Suno and Anthropic, accusing both businesses of using copyrighted music without permission to train their AI models. The lawsuits,…
Spotify has revealed that it has removed more than 50 million AI-generated slop and spam tracks from its music recommendations during 2026, as the streaming giant intensifies its efforts to protect listeners and legitimate artists.…
YouTube Music is introducing labels to help listeners identify music created using generative artificial intelligence. The system distinguishes between fully generated music, partly generated music and recordings where no generative AI was used. But what…
Sony Music and Universal Music Group have escalated their legal battle over AI-generated music, asking a US federal court to force DistroKid to reveal how much AI-created content is being distributed to major streaming platforms.…
YouTube Music is introducing new AI labels that tell listeners when a song has been created using generative artificial intelligence. The change aims to make it easier to distinguish between music created by human artists…
A normal cover song is already more complicated than an original recording. Add generative AI and another set of questions appears. Can AI perform the song? Can you clone the original singer? Does a normal…
AI-generated music is no longer hidden in obscure corners of streaming services. Some AI and heavily AI-assisted country projects are now generating millions — and in some cases tens of millions — of Spotify streams.…
AI music is appearing everywhere. But one genre seems particularly suited to the current wave of virtual artists: country. Breaking Rust has generated tens of millions of Spotify streams. Cain Walker has achieved millions more.…
Cain Walker has accumulated millions of streams while appearing to be a rugged modern country singer. But Cain Walker isn’t actually the person behind the music. That trail leads to Dallas Little. Apple Music identifies…
Dust & Harmony might be an AI-generated artist, but there is a very human name appearing repeatedly behind its music. Nick Hahn. If you look beyond the fictional artist name and into the songwriting and…
