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Universal and Warner plan to monetize AI training
The Financial Times reports that Universal Music and Warner Music are moving toward their first major licensing deals with generative AI companies. The labels want to stop fighting blind against AI systems and start getting paid when models train on or generate music connected to their catalogs. Nothing personal – just business. 
Sony Music Entertainment, one of the world's largest record companies representing popular bands like AC/DC and Nickelback, has issued warning letters to AI developers. According to the Financial Times, recipients include OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Suno, and over 700 other startups. 
Amazon Music is beta-testing a feature known as Maestro, an artificial intelligence-driven playlist generator. This functionality allows users to create personalized playlists through text input, emojis, specified emotions, or even auditory cues like other songs. Crypto Cameos in Pop Culture
With each bullish cycle in the cryptocurrency market, the buzz around digital assets escalates, permeating TV shows, movies, and music. These references can significantly influence the work's success and inspire audiences to delve into the world of crypto and blockchain. 
In a joint effort to combat the growing phenomenon of AI-based music forgeries in the industry, companies are working together.
Their main aim, though still in initial talks, is to develop a tool that would allow songs generated by artificial intelligence, emulating artists, to be created on legitimate grounds. 
Bots in Crypto: Their Roles, Impacts, and Detection Methods
The word “bot” might bring to mind helpful chatbots that assist with finding information, selecting products, or playing music. However, it also refers to automated programs designed to mimic human activity for selfish purposes. This article will cover the latter category. Composed by Bots: Understanding AI's Interpretation of Music
Music is a universal language and machines are learning it too. Artificial Intelligence tools can now create instrumentation, melodies, and lyrics from scratch. It takes only to describe the style and genre to an app, and a new song will be ready within a minute. 
The executive committee of SAG-AFTRA, the united union of actors and musicians, has provisionally approved a new agreement with major recording companies, including Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Among other things, this agreement addresses the regulation of artificial intelligence in the music industry. 
After breaching the X-account of Algorand's CEO, the hacker began a spree of satirical posts, sharing a variety of music, and amusingly altering the account's bio. One notable post included a fictional tale about Justin Sun, ambitiously seeking to promote Algorand for unrestricted access to the token minting to back TUSD. 
Canadian artist Grimes has partnered with the music platform Slip․stream to promote and distribute songs generated by AI using her vocal samples. More than 200 such songs have already been created, and their creators can now earn money from the commercial use of such music. 
Justin Bieber's popular track "Company" is getting the NFT treatment. On September 7, music tech platform anotherblock and co-producer Andreas Schuller, aka Axident, will release the song as a limited NFT — only 2,000 will be available. Fans who buy the NFT will get a 1% share in the song's royalties, while Axident retains the rights. Michel D. Traore, CEO of anotherblock, emphasized that this NFT initiative not only shines a spotlight on producers but also introduces the masses to Web3 technologies. 
