Google and Universal Music working on licensing voices for AI-generated songs
Early stage talks are expected to include a potential tool fans could use to make AI-generated songs
Elon Musk reinstates Kanye West’s Twitter account after ban
Social media platform rebranded as X lifts ban on rapper-producer imposed after swastika tweet
Spotify increases premium price plans as streaming services feel strain
Change comes after streaming giant attempts to boost margins with job cuts and restructure of podcasting unit
Las Vegas lights up with dome billed as world’s largest video screen
The Sphere’s fully programmable LED screen houses concert venue built to host tens of thousands of people
‘TikTok is age-agnostic’: how Kylie and Fleetwood Mac found new young fans
Musicians, some well into their 70s, are engaging with the platform to discover gen Z just value a good tune
‘Don’t stop us now’: tribute acts protest against Facebook ban
A Freddie Mercury act is among the performers protesting as a Meta ban on impersonators threatens their careers
Paul McCartney says there’s nothing artificial in new Beatles song made using AI
Musician clarifies how artificial intelligence was applied to vocals by John Lennon, amid anxiety over how the technology will affect music
Music publishers sue Twitter for $250m citing Elon Musk’s copyright stance
Sony Music Group and Universal are among 17 publishers pursuing legal challenge against company
Benny, Björn and Frida drop in for first anniversary of London’s Abba Voyage
Show in which youthful digital avatars of the group perform on stage has sold more than 1.3m tickets
Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs
Canadian singer says she likes the ideas of ‘killing copyright’, as music industry scrambles to catch up with implications of AI-generated tracks
We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive?
AI music is going mainstream with high profile fakes of Drake, the Weeknd and Kanye West – but the tech will be used in more profound, insidious and even poetic ways
‘We got bored waiting for Oasis to re-form’: AIsis, the band fronted by an AI Liam Gallagher
A new album – full of Oasis-esque anthems – imagines what might have been if the band’s classic lineup had continued making music. So, we ask its human co-creators, what’s the story?
Streaming sites urged not to let AI use music to clone pop stars
Record label Universal urges Spotify and Apple Music to stop copycats scraping song data
‘ChatGPT said I did not exist’: how artists and writers are fighting back against AI
From lawsuits to IT hacks, the creative industries are deploying a range of tactics to protect their jobs and original work from automation
‘More meaningful connections’: will Spotify’s updates mean a proper payday for artists?
The biggest ever update to Spotify’s app is set to bring artists and fans closer together. But given the platform’s longstanding lean-back experience, has the horse already bolted?