“It’s different to hear Beyoncé on a country radio station," says one programmer. "We’re going to play it more and see if it the audience likes it.”
At a Senate forum on artificial intelligence, executive Dennis Kooker called for a federal right of publicity and ways to give musicians "consent, credit and compensation" for use of their work.
"Merchants of garbage," live music spending, rosy outlooks and more.
The company is planning changes to its royalty model for 2024 that will disqualify some tracks from payments and increase penalties for fraud.
Negotiations with major labels are ongoing and slowing down the project's beta release.
"As an organization that promotes the unifying and healing power of music, we are shocked and heartbroken," the Recording Academy states.
Temporary delivery issues illustrate the music industry's dependency on — and complicated relationship with — the wildly popular social media app.
Sony had accused Triller of failing to make timely payments, and the agreement comes months after a judge awarded a $4.6 million judgement against the social video app.
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It's believed to be the first executive-level AI-specific role at any of the majors.
