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Universal Music in talks with Google over voice cloning AI, posing lots of questions for the music community

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Universal Music in talks with Google over voice cloning AI, posing lots of questions for the music community

Universal Music is in talks with Google about licensing a new AI platform that will seemingly allow users to legitimately…

Chris Cooke • 10 Aug 2023

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Universal Music calls for federal publicity right and more transparency in latest AI hearing in US Congress

Universal Music called for the introduction of a US-wide publicity right during the latest Congressional hearing on artificial intelligence yesterday.…

Chris Cooke • 13 Jul 2023

The Core Entertainment and Universal Music partner on new label venture

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The Core Entertainment and Universal Music partner on new label venture

Management firm The Core Entertainment has announced a partnership with Universal Music which will see the launch of new label…

Chris Cooke • 11 Jul 2023

Universal Music buys majority stake in Thai music catalogue

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Universal Music buys majority stake in Thai music catalogue

Universal Music has bought a 70% stake in a music catalogue owned by the Thailand-based RS Group via a deal…

Chris Cooke • 04 Jul 2023

Universal Music allies with music AI company Endel to create some “science-backed soundscapes”

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Universal Music allies with music AI company Endel to create some “science-backed soundscapes”

Universal Music has announced what it is calling a “first of its kind strategic relationship” with Endel, a music AI…

Chris Cooke • 24 May 2023

Universal Music again demands streaming platform support over AI-created music as fake Drake goes viral

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Universal Music again demands streaming platform support over AI-created music as fake Drake goes viral

Universal Music has again called on the streaming platforms to play their part in ensuring that generative AI tools are…

Chris Cooke • 18 Apr 2023

Universal Music urges the streaming services to ensure their platforms aren’t being scraped by music-making AI tools

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Universal Music urges the streaming services to ensure their platforms aren’t being scraped by music-making AI tools

It has emerged that Universal Music recently sent a letter to the big streaming services expressing concerns that the makers…

Chris Cooke • 13 Apr 2023

Council Of Music Makers sets out its five key priorities ahead of ministerial review of economics of streaming work

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Council Of Music Makers sets out its five key priorities ahead of ministerial review of economics of streaming work

The Council Of Music Makers has set out its five key priorities in the ongoing debate around the economics of…

Chris Cooke • 22 Mar 2023

Universal and Deezer’s alliance to find “potential new economic models for streaming” officially announced

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Universal and Deezer’s alliance to find “potential new economic models for streaming” officially announced

Universal Music and Deezer have officially announced their alliance to investigate “potential new economic models for music streaming that more…

Chris Cooke • 15 Mar 2023

Universal Music announces alliance with Tidal to shake up the streaming business model

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Universal Music announces alliance with Tidal to shake up the streaming business model

Following Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge’s recent memo calling for a shake up of the way music streaming works,…

Chris Cooke • 01 Feb 2023

Dr Dre close to completing $250 million deals around his music rights

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Dr Dre close to completing $250 million deals around his music rights

Dr Dre is close to completing two deals that will see Universal Music and Shamrock Holdings each acquire a bunch…

Chris Cooke • 12 Jan 2023

Universal boss says streaming needs to shift to an “artist-centric” model

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Universal boss says streaming needs to shift to an “artist-centric” model

Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge has confirmed that a big old rejig of the way streaming monies are allocated to…

Chris Cooke • 12 Jan 2023