Universal Music Group (UMG) has appointed Hannah Poferl as its Chief Data Officer, effective immediately. Based in Santa Monica, she reports to UMG’s Chief Operating Officer, Boyd Muir. Poferl joins UMG after close to 12 years at The New York Times, where she had served most recently as The Times’ first-ever Chief Data Officer since 2021, as well as Head of Audience & Assistant Managing Editor, among other positions. In her new role, Poferl will "lead the company’s data and analytics strat...

Ircam Amplify, the Paris-based audio AI company, has joined Music Fights Fraud, the global task force aimed at eradicating streaming fraud. "Very proud that Ircam Amplify is now a member of the Music Fights Fraud Alliance, to be part of the ongoing revolution in music industry!" said Ircam Amplify CEO Nathalie Birocheau. Ircam Amplify has developed tools and technology that can help detect AI-generated music tracks. Its AI-Generated Detector is designed to bring more transparency to the music se...

Sync and music-rights platform SourceAudio has signed a long-term AI dataset licensing partnership with music production software and hardware Native Instruments.  Through the partnership, SourceAudio will provide Native Instruments with access to "a fully cleared audio dataset to support ongoing research and product innovation, enabling new ways for musicians, producers, and composers to work more efficiently, stay in creative flow, and maintain full artistic control." SourceAudio’s rights-clea...