Music14 Oct 2026
AI boy group muuo makes its pre-debut and fans say its faces copy real K-pop idols
Stone Music's five-member AI group muuo went viral with an intro video, and fans accuse it of modelling its members' faces on real K-pop idols.
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Music14 Oct 2026
Blackburn's campaign shares AI video of Tennessee Republicans dancing to Kendrick Lamar
Music14 Oct 2026
YouTube Music adds an 'AI' tag to tracks made with significant AI help
YouTube Music now tags tracks where AI played a major part, with a tap-through explanation, following similar moves by Spotify and Deezer.
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Music14 Oct 2026
AI-vocal song by Meomuru reaches No. 3 on Melon Top 100 as Korea's AI copyright debate resurfaces
An AI-voiced single made with Suno has reached third on Korea's Melon chart, prompting new calls for disclosure rules while copyright standards remain undecided.
Music13 Oct 2026
Grimes confirms her 'Accelerando' video used some AI alongside a 70-plus person human team
Grimes's spokesperson says the video has some AI-generated elements inside a large human VFX effort, and that the song and vocals use none.
Music12 Oct 2026
SVT suspects many of a record 4,077 Melodifestivalen entries are AI-made, has no ban
SVT received a record 4,077 song entries for Melodifestivalen and thinks many are AI-generated, but has no detection tools and no ban, and is waiting for the music industry's lead.
Music9 Oct 2026
NYT reporter sets his own songs against about 30 Suno tracks and lets readers judge
Matt Richtel of the New York Times had human musicians and Suno each record his songs, then asked readers to pick; The Verge found the AI output weak.
Music8 Oct 2026
Masked acts Kilo Kent and Zemi tell Dazed they use Suno to change their voices
Two masked acts on London's Isekai Records say they use Suno to alter their own voices, while the label tried to vet and stop the interview.
Music8 Oct 2026
Rapper Northface God pulls 'Faker' video and apologises for AI likeness of the gamer
After criticism that an AI version of Faker appeared without consent, the rapper deleted his music video and apologised, calling it ignorance rather than an attempt to profit.
Music8 Oct 2026
Olivia Rodrigo rules out using AI in her music
Olivia Rodrigo tells The Hollywood Reporter she will never use AI in her music, joining a growing divide among artists as lawsuits against generators mount.
Music7 Oct 2026
Grimes announces AI-themed album Psy Opera with a trailer and lead single Accelerando
Grimes returns after six years with Psy Opera, her first album on her own label, previewed by a trailer and the single Accelerando; she says AI shapes its visuals, not its music.
Music6 Oct 2026
Virtual idol group HYPEVERSE signs with Universal Music Korea and releases English pre-debut single 'Weirdo'
Five-member virtual K-pop group HYPEVERSE picked Universal Music Korea for distribution and is aiming at the US with the English single 'Weirdo' ahead of a 2027 debut.
Music3 Oct 2026
Joe Bonamassa says AI blues act Eddie Dalton does not belong in the same chart category as living artists
At Crossroads in Austin, Bonamassa said AI acts such as Eddie Dalton, whom he says charts weekly on Billboard's Blues list, should not be grouped with living musicians.
Music2 Oct 2026
Chicago musicians rally against AI music and call a two-day Spotify and Apple Music blackout
A small rally at Federal Plaza launched a campaign against AI-generated music and set a 26-27 October streaming blackout, with demands for labels that separate real music from fake.
Music1 Oct 2026
San Marino's Nova Armonia festival opens a call for AI-made songs, judged on how they were made
A pilot San Marino festival invites AI-assisted songs, requires a process sheet for each and bans unauthorised voices and imitations.
Music1 Oct 2026
Kelly Clarkson says she loves AI but wants AI acts kept off the human charts
On a podcast, Clarkson said she enjoys AI as a creative tool but thinks AI acts should get their own chart instead of competing with human singers.
Music1 Oct 2026
Nippon Columbia launches Neo Kobushi, an enka label that uses generative AI for songs, voices and videos
Japan's Nippon Columbia starts a 'cyber enka' label where AI writes, sings and films alongside human singers, opening with three songs.
Music30 Sep 2026
Questlove likens generative AI to sampling and asks that sources be credited and paid
On a Billboard podcast, Questlove called AI music a successor to sample culture and said creators whose work trains it deserve openness and fair pay.
Music30 Sep 2026
Jason Derulo remakes a TikTok hit that began with AI vocals, using human singers
An AI-sung version of The Second Voice's song spread on TikTok; Derulo re-recorded it with human vocals and Qing Madi, keeping the Zambian producer in the credits.
Music30 Sep 2026
Absolute Label Services opens its AI-driven Anthology 'Music OS' to independent labels
The UK label-services firm is offering its in-house platform, built around its own language model Ant, to other rightsholders, starting with Cherry Red and Blue Raincoat.
Music30 Sep 2026
Lunacy Audio's Nova plans an AI builder so producers can make and sell their own plugins
Lunacy Audio's Nova instrument library is live, and a planned AI builder would let producers assemble, remix and sell plugins using prompts instead of code.
Music30 Sep 2026
Deezer and Sacem launch Sacem Play, a shop music service pitched against AI background music
Deezer and Sacem launched Sacem Play, a background-music service for shops that ZDNET frames as a human-music answer to cheaper AI tracks in retail.
Music30 Sep 2026
Media Records founder Gianfranco Bortolotti launches Djagent, a Claude-built agent that runs releases
Italian dance label veteran Gianfranco Bortolotti's Djagent uses Claude to scout artists and handle artwork, promo and contracts, and will be sold to indie labels.
Music29 Sep 2026
Goseong's pollack festival adds a free AI music-making event for visitors
A local Korean festival will let visitors make their own songs with AI for free, with commercial use left to the AI service's terms and copyright rules.
