Suno, the AI music powerhouse currently sweating under the legal heat of the RIAA, just made a move that looks a lot like an olive branch. The company officially announced the hiring of Sam Berger as their new Senior Director of Artist Partnerships. If you don't know the name, you definitely know the resume. Berger is a heavy hitter in the music tech space who cut his teeth on Spotify’s global artist and label partnerships team before founding the livestreaming platform Momen

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, will.i.am used a CNBC interview to lay out how he thinks artificial intelligence, streaming and live shows are reshaping the business that made him a star. The Black Eyed Peas founder, who now teaches a course on personal AI at Arizona State University in collaboration with Eduify, said the current wave of AI generated tracks is only an early stage. “AI slop, this is the worst it is ever going to be right now,” he told CNBC, addi

As the music industry charts a new course in 2026, Billboard's editorial team sat down for a roundtable discussion reflecting on the most pivotal moments of 2025 and outlining the narratives likely to shape the year ahead. From historic lawsuits to tech breakthroughs, their predictions paint a landscape defined by rapid change, legal tension, and evolving creative control. Island Records Reemerges as a Powerhouse Label performance in 2025 saw both legacy imprints and newer p

For years, music producers and audio engineers have joked about the day artificial intelligence would be able to hear a record and tell them how to mix it better. In a recent episode of a new series called Learn With Firm, that idea moved closer to reality. The host, a hobbyist producer and audio enthusiast, tested Gemini’s ability to analyze full audio files and offer detailed mixing and mastering advice. What he discovered was not a replacement for human engineers, but some

AI music startup Udio has made significant changes to its Terms of Service, limiting user rights and granting the company expanded control over uploaded content. The update, finalized on October 29, 2025, affects users' ability to download their own songs and clarifies Udio's ability to use submitted content to train its AI models. According to entertainment attorney and YouTuber Miss Krystle, Udio's new terms explicitly state that "by using the platform, you’ve already agre

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