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Fender CEO clarifies his controversial comments comparing cover songs to AI
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Edward “Bud” Cole’s comments likening cover music to “analogue AI” did not go down well with musicians – but he still believes AI can be a useful tool for players

“No protection under the law”: German performing rights society wins significant victory over Suno
By Beth Simpson Published
Court ruled AI firm had illegally trained its models on copyrighted songs

“It’s like a really smart guitar pedal”: Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele says “of course” he uses AI
By Beth Simpson Published
Meanwhile, pro-AI Boy George calls Bandcamp a “bunch of c***s” for banning his controversial track

Is your track in the datasets that are being used to train AI?: The Atlantic unveils a way you can find out
By Beth Simpson Published
But that’s not proof they’ve been stolen...

“You should release your humanly-written unreleased stuff instead”: Boy George has recorded AI version of Karma Chameleon
By Beth Simpson Published
He’s joined up with new company that aims to help artists ‘reclaim’ their back catalogues

"A first step in making sure that AI doesn't dilute the royalty pool": Deezer launches new AI detection tool
By Beth Simpson Published
They cite survey saying 80% want AI music “clearly labelled”

“It’s gonna be so tasteful what we’re doing”: Jack Osbourne claims plans for an AI Ozzy won’t be “lame”
By Beth Simpson Published
But it is what he would have wanted?

Spotify and Universal confirm that fan-generated AI remixes and covers are coming
By Beth Simpson Published
Fans will be able to create legal AI remixes
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