Original reporting, analysis and features from Amplifier Music Magazine.
Reuters reported September 9 that Suno released new music-generation models in partnership with Warner Music Group and BMG. The report describes licensed works from participating artists and plans for opt-in products. It does not establish a guaranteed payout for every creator.
YouTube announced expanded conversational discovery through Ask Music and a personalized AI audio guide called Your Podcast Lineup. Its September 23 announcement describes listening requests in everyday language and says the updates are coming to YouTube Music and Premium subscribers worldwide.
Amplifier’s September 30 Top 100 uses the SIQA week-of-September-29 chart as its measured baseline plus one clearly disclosed Amplifier emerging pick.
Federal prosecutors are seeking at least 46 months in prison for a man who admitted using AI-generated music and bot streams in a scheme that produced more than $8 million in royalties.
A federal appeals court upheld Thomson Reuters’ copyright win against Ross Intelligence, a ruling the music industry is watching as AI-training lawsuits multiply.