Animal Collective To Play Feels In Full at NYC and LA Shows
The band has set two dates in November dedicated entirely to their 2005 album
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Ratboys Unveil Singin’ to an Empty Chair Deluxe with PUP, Wild Pink
The Chicago rock band also has an NPR Tiny Desk concert out today
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D’Angelo’s Son to Play Biggie Smalls in Snoop Dogg Biopic
Michael D’Angelo Archer Jr. will bring the Notorious B.I.G. to life in Snoop, which is set to hit theaters next year
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US musicians’ union files opposition to Universal and Warner motions to dismiss, saying members’ recordings were ‘fed into AI systems for commercial exploitation’
The American Federation of Musicians has filed its opposition to the motions to dismiss brought by Universal Music Group, Inc., Warner Records, Inc., and Atlantic Recording Corp. in its lawsuit over the labels’ licensing deals with AI companies. In the filing, submitted to a New York federal court on Friday (September 4), the union says…
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AI Will Test Music’s Infrastructure, Not Just Its Creativity
The following MBW op/ed comes from Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic Source
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[PIAS] relaunches Source – the Anglo-French label behind Air, Phoenix, and Kings of Convenience
Ifulki, Disgusting Sisters, Epal, and HINA are the relaunched label’s first signings. Source
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Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon says he’ll leave Sweden ‘immediately’ if a wealth tax is introduced (report)
Sweden votes in a general election on Sunday (September 13), with taxation of the country’s wealthiest one of the campaign’s live issues. Source
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ElevenLabs’ $11B valuation is more than twice the size of Suno’s. It just struck a global AI music deal with UMG.
ElevenLabs will launch an AI-powered music platform for fans under the deal, with the two companies also jointly developing AI audio products for artists and songwriters Source
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Universal Music and Warner Chappell partner on launch of Ecuadorian music company Sonido Distrito Sur, led by Juan Fernando Velasco
Ecuadorian singer-songwriter Juan Fernando Velasco is also president of SAYCE, the Ecuadorian authors’ and composers’ society. Source
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Judge throws out copyright claims in Wixen’s $102M lawsuit against Meta
A judge ruled that Wixen has not shown it holds the rights that would let it sue over the 681 works it says Meta used without a license. Source