Apple AI
Apple Music Will Show "Made With AI" Labels, Not Detect Them
The tags become mandatory now and visible later this year. They are filled in by whoever uploads the track.
Aug 21, 2026
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AI Copyright
Suno Lost 3 Dismissal Counts, But Won One Already Abandoned
Judge Saylor held that a copyright plaintiff need not produce the infringing output at the pleading stage — the point on which AI music cases have been turning.
Aug 21, 2026
AI Copyright
Suno Will Watermark Its Songs, But Didn't Say How
The largest AI music generator becomes the first customer of Musixmatch's Sentinel, screening prompts and outputs against a rights database. Disclosure stays optional.
Aug 9, 2026
AI Copyright
Spotify Licensed 30,000 Labels for AI Covers, But Never Said "AI"
The Merlin deal extends to the independent sector what Spotify agreed with Universal in May. Participation is optional, the product is an unreleased research preview, and the press release describes it only as fan-made covers and remixes.
Aug 4, 2026
AI Copyright
Record Industry Bars AI Tracks From Its Charts, Not Billboard
IFPI's principles are live in MENA, Southeast Asia, South Africa and parts of Latin America. The two charts that matter most have committed to nothing.
Jul 31, 2026
AI Copyright
Sony Music Sues Udio Again Over 30,117 Recordings
Blocked from expanding its original case, Sony filed a fresh federal lawsuit on July 20 — and as the only major label without a Udio license, it is now swinging for maximum statutory damages.
Jul 21, 2026
AI Copyright
Hacked Suno Source Code Suggests the AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube Music
Files given to 404 Media by a hacker list more than two million YouTube Music clips among Suno's training sources — landing in the middle of a copyright suit where labels accuse the company of circumventing YouTube's protections.
Jul 16, 2026
