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What Would An AI Music License Even Look Like? It’s Complicated

To get a sense of how complicated it is to grant an AI company a license to train its algorithm on copyrighted work, imagine for a moment that you run a European collecting society that distributes royalties to songwriters and publishers. For the sake of this example, let’s say that this organization is called COMPLEX […]

Nashville Artists React to Charlie Kirk Shooting & Colorado School Shooting

Several music artists with ties to Nashville took to social media to react to the killing of U.S. political conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was shot during a question-and-answer session at a Turning Point USA “The American Comeback Tour” event, held at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wedneday […]

Smokey Robinson Can’t Unmask His Rape Accusers — Yet

A judge ruled that the former housekeepers accusing Smokey Robinson of rape can stay anonymous at this stage of the lawsuit, which is scheduled to go to trial in 2027. During a hearing in Los Angeles court on Thursday (Sept. 11), the 85-year-old Motown singer lost his bid to unmask four women who sued him […]

Iconic Beggars Banquet Label Subject of New Music History Podcast Featuring Gary Numan & More

Beggars Banquet, the legendary British punk-era imprint, is the focus of a new podcast that explores the history of independent labels. Hosted by music journalist Robert Fitzpatrick, States Of Independence‘s 13-part season includes a wealth of guests from Beggars Banquet’s 48-year history. This includes Martin Mills, the founder/chairman of Beggars Group, alongside the label’s first […]

Naniwa Danshi’s ‘Asymmetry’ Debuts at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

Naniwa Danshi’s “Asymmetry” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, released Sept. 10. The seven-member boy band’s ninth single went on sale Sept. 3 and sold 358,063 CDs in its first week, which is more than its previous No. 1 single, “Doki it” (336,529 copies). The track hits No. 1 for sales, […]