Lyrics licensing and music data company Musixmatch has signed a series of AI-based licensing agreements with the music publishing units of the three major companies — Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner Chappell Music.  
Under the trial agreements, Bologna, Italy-based Musixmatch will have access to catalogues with an aggregate of more than 15 million musical works "to develop new analytical and non-generative AI services with the support of leading rights owners a...

Bertelsmann's music division BMG has entered into a direct, multiyear publishing licensing deal with streaming service Spotify covering the United States. The agreement is designed "to deliver greater value to songwriters and their teams."
The two companies said the agreement reflects BMG and Spotify’s "shared interest in building a direct relationship that ensures songwriters share more directly in the value created by their work." They described the deal as "a practical step toward a more flex...

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) are reportedly in the final stages of negotiating artificial intelligence licensing deals with some of the main players in the field, according to a report from the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter.
The report said the talks have focused on how the labels license their songs for creating AI-generated tracks and for training large language models. The agreements could be announced "within weeks," according to the FT,...