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Year2023

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Suno reaches 2 million subscribers as AI music generator battles copyright infringement claims

AI music generator Suno announced it has reached 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue, up from $200 million just three months ago. Despite this rapid growth, the company faces ongoing copyright infringement lawsuits from major record labels, though Warner Music Group recently settled and signed a licensing deal. The expansion highlights tensions between AI innovation and intellectual property rights in music.

Business4 sources

Suno reaches 2 million subscribers as AI music generator battles copyright infringement claims

Business4 sources

Google acquires ProducerAI, bringing AI music generation tool backed by The Chainsmokers to Labs

Google has acquired ProducerAI, an AI-powered music platform backed by The Chainsmokers, integrating it into Google Labs. The generative AI music tool uses Google DeepMind's Lyria 3 model to transform text and image prompts into audio, enabling users to generate beats, remix songs, and create custom soundtracks through conversational AI. The move expands Google's AI music capabilities amid ongoing copyright debates in the industry.

Technology2 sources

Google acquires ProducerAI, bringing AI music generation tool backed by The Chainsmokers to Labs

Technology2 sources

Spotify expands AI Prompted Playlists to UK, Ireland, Australia and Sweden for Premium users

Spotify announced the expansion of its AI-powered Prompted Playlists feature to Premium subscribers in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and Sweden. The tool allows users to generate custom music playlists by describing moods, themes, or scenarios in their own words, drawing on listening history and cultural trends to deliver personalized results.

Technology2 sources

Spotify expands AI Prompted Playlists to UK, Ireland, Australia and Sweden for Premium users

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Google Gemini rolls out Lyria 3 to generate 30-second AI songs from text and images

Google has integrated DeepMind's Lyria 3 model into the Gemini app, enabling users worldwide to create 30-second music tracks from simple text or image prompts. The feature auto-generates lyrics and produces custom cover art, marking a significant expansion of AI music generation capabilities. While Google emphasizes copyright protections and SynthID watermarking, the move raises questions about artistic authenticity and the music industry's future.

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Google Gemini rolls out Lyria 3 to generate 30-second AI songs from text and images

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Apple Music debuts Playlist Playground AI tool to generate playlists from text prompts

Apple Music is testing Playlist Playground in iOS 26.4 beta, an AI-powered tool that creates playlists from text prompts. The feature generates 25-song playlists based on moods, genres, or themes, and works even on non-Apple Intelligence devices. Apple is also adding a Live Events hub for concert discovery, catching up to features Spotify has offered for years.

Technology4 sources

Apple Music debuts Playlist Playground AI tool to generate playlists from text prompts

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iOS 26.4 beta brings AI-powered Playlist Playground to Apple Music with text prompt generation

Apple released iOS 26.4 beta for developers, introducing Playlist Playground—a new AI feature that lets Apple Music subscribers generate playlists using text prompts. The update also includes a refreshed interface for albums and playlists, concert notifications, video episodes on Apple Podcasts, and testing for encrypted RCS messages, though the anticipated Gemini-powered Siri remains absent.

Technology2 sources

iOS 26.4 beta brings AI-powered Playlist Playground to Apple Music with text prompt generation

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Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Spotify revealed that its top developers haven't written code since December, relying entirely on its internal AI system Honk powered by Anthropic's Claude Code. The company shipped over 50 new features in 2025 while engineers now deploy updates remotely via Slack during their morning commute, signaling a major shift in how AI does the heavy lifting for software development.

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Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

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Czech ice dancers spark controversy using AI-generated music at Olympics rhythm dance event

Czech siblings Kateřina Mrázková and Daniel Mrázek made Olympic history for an unexpected reason—they performed their ice dancing routine to AI-generated music mimicking Bon Jovi. While technically legal under International Skating Union rules, the decision ignited fierce backlash about copyright concerns and the erosion of human artistry in a sport celebrated for creativity.

Entertainment4 sources

Czech ice dancers spark controversy using AI-generated music at Olympics rhythm dance event

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YouTube Music launches AI Playlist generator for Premium subscribers using text prompts

YouTube Music has introduced an AI Playlist feature for Premium subscribers on iOS and Android, allowing users to create playlists by describing moods, genres, or vibes through text or voice prompts. The move follows similar features from Spotify and Amazon Music, as Google continues integrating Gemini AI across its products while pushing to grow its subscription business.

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YouTube Music launches AI Playlist generator for Premium subscribers using text prompts

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AI creativity matches average humans but top creators still outperform machines, new studies show

Two major studies reveal a nuanced picture of AI creativity versus human creativity. While generative AI scored better than average participants in a 100,000-person creativity experiment, the top 10% of humans far exceeded AI performance. Separately, CMU research found AI-generated music was judged less creative than human compositions, highlighting the complex relationship between AI and humans in creative fields.

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AI creativity matches average humans but top creators still outperform machines, new studies show

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Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over illegal downloading of 20,000 songs

Universal Music Group and Concord Music Group lead a coalition of music publishers in a $3 billion lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the AI company of illegally downloading over 20,000 copyrighted songs to train Claude. The suit alleges flagrant piracy through shadow libraries, marking one of the largest non-class action copyright cases in U.S. history.

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Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over illegal downloading of 20,000 songs

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Deezer opens AI detection tool to rival platforms to combat fraudulent music streams

Deezer is making its AI detection tool commercially available to rival streaming platforms including Spotify, aiming to combat the flood of AI-generated music. The company reports receiving 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks daily, with 85% of streams from such content deemed fraudulent. The tool achieves 99.8% accuracy and has already been licensed to French royalty agency Sacem.

Technology6 sources

Deezer opens AI detection tool to rival platforms to combat fraudulent music streams

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AI Slop Floods Social Media as Platforms Introduce Filters Amid Growing User Backlash

Low-quality AI-generated content is overwhelming social media platforms, prompting user backlash and forcing companies to respond. While Pinterest and TikTok introduce filters to dial down synthetic content, Meta doubles down on AI creation tools. The shift marks a fundamental transformation in how we experience social media.

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AI Slop Floods Social Media as Platforms Introduce Filters Amid Growing User Backlash

Entertainment6 sources

Napster relaunches as AI music platform, letting users co-create with AI artists instead of streaming

The once-notorious music piracy site Napster has returned as an AI-first platform focused on music creation rather than streaming. Users can now generate tracks with AI collaborators across multiple genres, while the company faces a $9.2 million lawsuit from Sony Music over unpaid royalties and declares that major labels are obsolete in the new era of music.

Technology5 sources

Napster relaunches as AI music platform, letting users co-create with AI artists instead of streaming

Technology5 sources

Apple launches Creator Studio at $12.99/month, positioning AI as creative assistant not replacement

Apple launched Creator Studio, a subscription bundle uniting Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, and iWork apps for $12.99 monthly. The service introduces AI-powered features like transcript search and chord identification while keeping AI as a tool that aids rather than replaces human creativity, marking Apple's challenge to Adobe Creative Cloud dominance.

Technology6 sources

Apple launches Creator Studio at $12.99/month, positioning AI as creative assistant not replacement

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