The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) of the United States and ‌Canada has sued Warner Music Group (WMG) and Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for "Breach of a Labor Contract" due to their failure to compensate musicians taking part in recordings that have been part of a settlement with, and licensed to AI companies such as Udio and Suno. "The AFM brings this lawsuit because Defendants, two of the largest music companies in the world,...

Creators from across the globe have adopted a declaration putting the protection of human creativity at the heart of artificial intelligence policies. The declaration, known as The Paris Commitment, was unveiled in Paris on June 4 during the centenary General Assembly of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). The declaration states: “At a time when rapid advancements in artificial intelligence risk undermining the value of creative work, we affirm a shared...

Chordal, the leading innovator in music rights technology that last year announced partnerships with Kobalt Music and TikTok, today announced a significant wave of new international rightsholder partners joining its platform. Among the latest to come aboard are Warp (UK), Believe Publishing (UK), 3000 Years (UK), AMF Publishing (UK), Material Music (UK), Aura (UK), Bohemia Records (Ireland), Colorburst Records (Germany), German Bulldozer (Germany), Springstoff (Germany), Loudkult (Sweden), Hear...