Music-industry news and what it changes for artists, labels and publishers — read in English or Armenian.
Major music publishers argue in court that Anthropic’s Claude dilutes the value of human-created lyrics, while the AI company asserts no market harm has been proven.
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An examination of how marketing agencies and artist teams run covert fan pages, vibe accounts, and paid clipping schemes across social media to artificially manufacture music fandom.
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A coalition of 63 global creative and media groups has urged Australian lawmakers to reject proposed copyright changes permitting AI training on protected works without direct licensing.
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The American Federation of Musicians has launched a campaign demanding consent and fair compensation as major record labels license catalogs to AI platforms.
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A landmark appeals court ruling allowing songwriters to reclaim global copyright ownership will stand after the US Supreme Court failed to reach a quorum.
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As the US Copyright Royalty Board opens proceedings for 2028–2032 rates, Amazon has proposed cutting songwriter mechanical royalties to 13.4%, drawing sharp criticism from music publishers.
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Deezer is upgrading its HiFi tier to support lossless FLAC streaming up to 24-bit/192 kHz at no extra cost for paid subscribers.
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Yandex Music and BandLink report delays in releases, disabled pitching, and limited analytics following drone damage to data center infrastructure.
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Deezer is introducing an on/off toggle by the end of 2026 to exclude fully AI-generated tracks and artists from search results.
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On 1 October YouTube said the Shorts feed will carry channels that mainly re-upload other creators' videos less far. Your own Shorts are safe. The channel that offered to post your track over film clips is exactly the profile being demoted.
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A promotion offer going around the market puts your recording under clips from films, series and sport, and registers it in Content ID. Google treats that as fraud — and because your recording is the only claimable layer, the consequences arrive at your door, not the promoter's.
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Amara is improving its terms for artists by reducing its own share and increasing the amount paid out to artists. Starting from October 2026, Amara's share drops to as low as 10.5% — applied from the Q4 2026 statement period onward.
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iOS 27 turned the Apple Music artist page into branded space. Three settings control it — an artist logo, a button colour and a pinned Spotlight — and Apple rejects logos for twelve specific reasons. Here is what to submit, where to click and when.
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The Montreal distributor says artificial streams flagged by Spotify across its catalogue fell 95% between Q1 2025 and Q2 2026, and is moving detection earlier in the delivery chain.
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At Made On YouTube, the company announced Ask Music and an AI podcast lineup, both described as coming soon to YouTube Music and Premium subscribers worldwide.
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Per view, TikTok and Meta pay roughly 100–500 times less than a Spotify stream. Here is why, and how to turn short-form exposure into real streaming income.
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The two majors allege Suno's newest v6 models were built on the outputs of earlier models trained on unlicensed recordings.
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Artists added to Fresh Finds playlists from 1 January 2026 can join a 12-month support program through Spotify for Artists.
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Both majors told a federal court that the American Federation of Musicians conceded no union agreement covers AI use, and asked for the case to be thrown out with prejudice.
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UMG's Delaware complaint accuses the world's largest-volume distributor of deceptive trade practices and copyright infringement; the claims have not been tested in court.
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Apple Music's iOS 27 update reworks artist pages and adds a listener-driven weekly playlist, two surfaces that touch discovery.
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YouTube has aligned public view counting across Shorts, long form, podcasts and live, while payouts stay tied to engaged views and watch hours.
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In its September 1 answer to UMG, Capitol and Sony Music, Suno admits obtaining YouTube audio via YT-DLP for training, while pleading fair use and disputing the labels' standing on the DMCA claim.
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