Spotify Employees Say It's Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones
Spotify has been using 'ghost artists' to reduce royalty payouts to real musicians, prioritizing cheap, generic music through its 'Perfect Fit Content' program.
AI songs + fraudulent streaming + millions in royalties = FBI/DOJ seeking 60 years in prison
Musician Damian Williams faces charges for streaming AI-generated songs to fraudulently collect millions in royalties, undermining the music industry's integrity.
Tidal launches royalty tracking features for artists | TechCrunch
Tidal simplifies royalty tracking for artists with new features, enhancing transparency and management of their music rights.
TikTok is muting more songs amid its tussle with Universal Music
UMG removed recordings from TikTok, affecting artists like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.
Artists under Universal Music Publishing Group contract may have songs removed from TikTok.
TikTok Just Lost a Huge Catalog of Music. What Happened?
TikTok is removing videos that use songs by artists signed to Universal Music Group due to a dispute over royalties and A.I.-generated music.
Universal Music Group is the biggest of the three major music conglomerates, and its labels have deals with thousands of popular artists.
Universal Music threatens to pull songs from TikTok over payment terms
Universal Music Group is threatening to pull all of its music from TikTok due to a breakdown in negotiations over royalties.
TikTok benefits greatly from access to Universal's catalog, and losing that access would be a blow to creators and users.
Spotify Employees Say It's Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones
Spotify has been using 'ghost artists' to reduce royalty payouts to real musicians, prioritizing cheap, generic music through its 'Perfect Fit Content' program.
AI songs + fraudulent streaming + millions in royalties = FBI/DOJ seeking 60 years in prison
Musician Damian Williams faces charges for streaming AI-generated songs to fraudulently collect millions in royalties, undermining the music industry's integrity.
Tidal launches royalty tracking features for artists | TechCrunch
Tidal simplifies royalty tracking for artists with new features, enhancing transparency and management of their music rights.
TikTok is muting more songs amid its tussle with Universal Music
UMG removed recordings from TikTok, affecting artists like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.
Artists under Universal Music Publishing Group contract may have songs removed from TikTok.
TikTok Just Lost a Huge Catalog of Music. What Happened?
TikTok is removing videos that use songs by artists signed to Universal Music Group due to a dispute over royalties and A.I.-generated music.
Universal Music Group is the biggest of the three major music conglomerates, and its labels have deals with thousands of popular artists.
Universal Music threatens to pull songs from TikTok over payment terms
Universal Music Group is threatening to pull all of its music from TikTok due to a breakdown in negotiations over royalties.
TikTok benefits greatly from access to Universal's catalog, and losing that access would be a blow to creators and users.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings requiring Zimmer Biomet to continue paying royalties, citing the separation of royalties from patent rights in the agreement.
Damon Dash breaks silence after NYS buys his stake in Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records: 'Trying to f-k with my reputation'
Damon Dash expresses frustration over not receiving royalties from his share of Roc-A-Fella Records and the impact of his tax debts.
A musician siphoned $10 million in royalties after using AI to create hundreds of thousands of songs, streaming them billions of times
A North Carolina musician was charged for using AI to fraudulently collect over $10 million in streaming royalties.
Trump raked in $300,000 from sales of the 'God Bless The USA Bible,' signed copies of which go for $1,000 a pop
Trump earned significant royalties from endorsing 'The Greenwood Bible,' highlighting his financial interests tied to patriotic and religious themes.
Artists are collaborating with a new 'ethical' AI image generator
Ethical AI image generator Tess collaborates with artists, pays royalties, and replicates specific styles, setting it apart in addressing copyright concerns.
Billie Eilish, Jason Isbell, & Pearl Jam among 200 artists to sign open letter for responsible AI music practices
AI in music is being criticized for devaluing artists' work and potentially leading to revenue losses.
An open letter signed by over 200 music industry figures highlights concerns about AI replacing human creativity and degrading the value of artistic work.
AI-narrated books are here. Are humans out of a job? This startup has a solution
AI technology is increasingly used for narrating audiobooks and news articles.
Yembo's approach involves paying a human actor royalties for AI-cloned translations in audiobooks.