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- 06 Oct
AI Music News 06 OctARIA's Annabelle Herd tells Australian MPs that OpenAI and Anthropic want to train AI without following copyright law
- ARIA and PPCA CEO Annabelle Herd appeared before Australia's Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, ARIA said on October 6, 2026.
- She said OpenAI and Anthropic want to train frontier AI models in Australia without having to follow its copyright laws.
- Herd said 90% of the world's sound recordings can already be licensed through 4 global deals.
- 06 Oct
AI Music News 06 OctIronmouse's Club Ironmouse album cover carried a Google Gemini watermark, and Trap Nation swapped it after Fortnite fans spotted it
- Fans found a Google Gemini watermark in the corner of the Club Ironmouse album cover after Fortnite used it for Ironmouse's "Meow" Jam Track.
- The album came out in January 2026, and Fortnite added the Jam Track on September 19.
- Ironmouse said she had no idea and that her team demanded the art be changed.
- 06 Oct
AI Music News 06 OctItaly opens an unfair-terms investigation into Suno over its moral rights waiver and US arbitration clause
- Italy's competition authority (AGCM) opened investigation CV278 into Suno's terms of service on October 6, 2026.
- The AGCM says the terms may be unfair under Article 33 of Italy's Consumer Code.
- Its concerns include unilateral price changes, account closures without notice, US arbitration and a moral rights waiver.
- 06 Oct
AI Music News 06 OctSuno ranks #7 on a16z's first AI consumer spending list, and it's the only music app on all 3 of its Top 100 rankings
- Andreessen Horowitz published the 7th edition of its Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps on October 5, 2026.
- For the first time it ranks apps by observed US consumer spending, using YipitData card panels.
- Suno ranks
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- 06 Oct
Tool News & Updates 06 OctFender relaunches Fender.com with Ask Fender, an AI shopping assistant that recommends guitars, starting in the US
- Fender relaunched Fender.com on October 5, 2026, with an AI shopping assistant called Ask Fender.
- Ask Fender takes plain-language questions and recommends instruments based on playing style, experience and needs.
- Ask Fender launches in the US first.
- 06 Oct
Tool News & Updates 06 OctSuno launches Albums, letting you publish an EP or LP on Suno and notify your followers
- Suno launched Albums on October 5, 2026, on web, iOS and Android.
- You can publish a set of your songs as an LP or EP, with a title, description, cover art and track order.
- Your followers get a push notification when you publish an album.
- 05 Oct
AI Music News 05 OctAI music generators are sidelining African musical traditions, a University of Johannesburg study argues
- James Maisiri and Awakhiwe Thabiso Ncube of the University of Johannesburg published the study in AI & Society on September 3, 2026.
- They argue that AI music generators trained mostly on Western music erase African musical knowledge, which they call epistemic injustice.
- The paper cites a 2026 study in which Suno and Udio made 10 tracks each and failed to reproduce Kenyan Benga melodies.
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Christopher Wieduwilt
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I've been a musician for over 25 years — metal bands in Germany, a solo singer-songwriter project that toured the US coast to coast, 500,000+ plays on Myspace. Then Myspace crashed and I lost my entire fanbase overnight.
After that I worked inside the music industry for years on the business side: managing artists, working for record labels, organising concerts and festivals. Watched the same mistakes repeat on newer platforms.
In 2023, generative music AI started reshaping everything: production, promotion, rights, revenue. I started covering AI in music production in August 2023, before Suno's public launch. 200+ stories since.
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Frequently asked
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What is AI music and how does it work?
My article on What is AI music covers this in full: how AI models are trained on audio, what generation tools can and can't do, and where the copyright questions stand.
Will AI replace musicians?
The short answer is no, but the longer answer matters more. Will AI replace musicians breaks down what AI can produce, what it can't, and where human artists still have ground that's hard to take.
Is AI music copyrighted?
Practice is shifting. The US Copyright Office has ruled that purely AI-generated output doesn't qualify for copyright protection. Is AI music copyrighted covers the current legal position, the active lawsuits, and what this means for artists using AI tools in their work.
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How do AI music tools compare to traditional music production software?
Traditional DAWs give you full control with a steep learning curve. AI tools give you fast results with less manual work, but trade off some control. Most professional workflows now combine both: AI tools for ideation, stem separation, and mastering; the DAW for arrangement and final production decisions.
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