Generative AI music company Suno has appointed former Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Based in New York, he reports directly to Suno co-Founder and CEO Mikey Shulman. In his new role, Sirota will be in charge of Suno’s commercial strategy, music industry relationships, platform partnerships and enterprise solutions. “Jeremy is a rare leader who has spent his career working to improve every side of the music business – for fans, artists, music rights-holders, and pla...

Sony Group is reportedly planning to unveil a new that can be used to identify the underlying music used in AI-generated tracks, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. The technology, which will use "neural fingerprinting,” will be able to determine the share of existing copyrighted songs that have been used in works that have been generated by AI-powered models.

The article did not mention any sources but disclosed that technology was developed by Sony Group's research and development div...

Hook, the fan-powered music creation social platform, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from existing investors Point72 Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, and Waverley Capital, the investment vehicle co-founded by former Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr. The new round brings Hook’s total funding to $16m. Existing investors across the music ecosystem include Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew, Three Six Zero, Avex, The Raine Group, and musician an...