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Google and Universal Music Collaborate

Google and Universal Music are reportedly engaged in negotiations to secure licenses for AI-generated music. This potential collaboration emerges in response to the music industry’s growing challenges and prospects associated with AI-generated deepfake songs. Let’s take a closer look. TL;DR: Google and Universal Music are reportedly discussing licensing deals for AI-generated music, potentially using artists’ voices and melodies. The rise of deepfake songs has sparked concerns about artist authenticity and […]

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Google and Universal Music Group in Talks to Develop AI-Generated Song Platform

Google and Universal Music Group are reportedly negotiating to license artists’ melodies and vocals for AI-generated music, a direction that artists like Paul McCartney embraces while others like Drake clearly despise. In response to the move, rock legend Sting says there is “going to be a battle” between “human capital” and AI, which he said “doesn’t impress me at all.” Forbes reports that Google and Universal Music Group are in discussions […]

todayAugust 10, 2023 7

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Universal Music, Google In Talks To Develop AI Music Tool: Report

Photo Credit: Pawel CzerwinskiAs unauthorized artificial intelligence soundalike tracks continue to pour onto YouTube and different platforms, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) are reportedly in talks with Google to license artists’ voices for a music-creation tool. The rumored discussions between the noted major labels and the YouTube parent came to light in a report from the Financial Times, which cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the […]

todayAugust 9, 2023

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Google and Universal Music Group in talks over licensing AI ‘deepfakes’ (report)

Google and Universal Music Group are in talks to secure licenses for artists’ vocals and musical melodies to create artificial intelligence-generated songs.The Financial Times reported Tuesday (August 8), citing four people familiar with the matter, that Warner Music Group is also engaged in negotiations with Google regarding a similar initiative.Talks between Google and Universal Music are at an early stage and no immediate product launch is anticipated, the newspaper said.The […]

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Google and Universal Music negotiate deal over AI ‘deepfakes’

Warner Music, the third-largest music label, has also been talking to Google about a product, said a person familiar with the matter.Music executives liken the rise of AI-generated songs to the earlier days of Google-owned YouTube, when users began adding popular songs as the soundtracks to videos they created. The music industry spent years battling with YouTube over copyright infringement, but the two sides established a system that now pays […]

todayAugust 9, 2023 1

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Universal Music Group CEO Welcomes Spotify Raising Prices – The Hollywood Reporter

Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge has welcomed Spotify raising prices for its premium paying subscriber base to boost streaming audio revenues for his label’s artist rosters. “We obviously welcome Spotify’s announcement, as well as YouTube’s announcement,” Grainge told analysts, while also citing YouTube Music also raising its prices, after the major music label behind Sting, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande unveiled its second quarter earnings. […]

todayJuly 26, 2023 2

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Superplastic Enters Music Industry With 3D Animated Hip-Hop Duo Ghost Kidz, Powered By Virgin Records – Universal Music Group (OTC:UNVGY), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Superplastic, the Vermont-based character design studio that creates animated celebs, vinyl toys & digital collectibles, made a significant announcement at Rolling Loud Miami 2023, marking its entry into the music industry in partnership with Universal Music Group's UNVGY Virgin Records and United Music Group.On July 23, the event featured an explosive live performance by the 3D animated hip-hop duo Ghost Kidz, comprised of Lil' ILL and Filth-E, captivating over a […]

todayJuly 24, 2023 2

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