Sync platform SourceAudio has entered into an agreement with services company Symphonic giving independent labels, managers and artists signed to Symphonic the possibility to "easily opt-in and participate" in SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace.

SourceAudio provides fully cleared music licensing for AI training. Under the agreement, Symphonic labels and artists who opt in will be able to earn incremental revenue from their songs when they are used to train approved third-par...

It started with a video featuring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting on a rooftop, it was followed by outrage from copyright holders, then threats of legal action ensued. At the heart of the matter is the new ideo-generating artificial intelligence model Seedance 2.0, released on February 12 by ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, which allows users to generate videos and other complex workflows. The system is designed for professional film, e-commerce, and advertising productions, w...

Kobalt Music's Director, Licensing Operation Chelsea Johnson has joined Meta as Publishing Operations Lead for North America. Johnson announced two weeks ago her departure from Kobalt after over 12 years with the company. "I’m so excited to continue to work closely with so many of you. Gaining experience on the DSP side has been extremely important to me in my growth and curiousity on how music, digital continue to grow together," wrote Johnson, who joined Kobalt in 2013, in a LinkedIn post. S...