WMG Strikes Deal with Suno; LALAL.AI Debuts Andromeda; Billie Eilish to Release 3D Concert Film
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LALAL.AI Debuts Andromeda, a New Benchmark in Stem Separation, Vocal Isolation
The new neural network builds upon six generations of LALAL.AI’s audio source separation technology. The result is a model that not only performs faster, processing up to 40% quicker than its predecessor, but delivers more accurate stem separation, reducing distortion and improving clarity.
Warner Music Group announces “groundbreaking” partnership with Suno
“AI becomes pro-artist when it adheres to our principles,” says WMG.
‘Metadata is the industry’s weak spot; in the age of AI, the cost of half-measures is far higher.’
AI might be sending seismic tremors through the music industry, but, says Sammy Andrews, it is also exposing some pretty severe fault lines that already existed.
Has Suno just become a very different kind of superfan app?
The addition of Songkick may hint at Suno’s future at the cross-section of superfan activity.
Billie Eilish releases 3D concert movie
Co-directed by Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron, it will launch on 20 March 2026.
Amuse reaches milestone of $10m of advances paid to artists
Music-distribution firm Amuse has announced its latest milestone. In fact, a pair of them.
Universal Music Group UK launches art and video studio Pause with Amy Winehouse collection
Using proprietary technology, Pause offers music fans and collectors the opportunity to own a unique, museum-quality print capturing a single frame from iconic music videos – with Aurora, Keane, Self Esteem and Jeff Goldblum pioneering the new product offering. Each still can only be purchased once, making it a rare and unique collectable item.
Spotify continues its defence of music-streaming in Australia
The Australian music industry says that the share of streams for local artists has been in sharp decline – a trend that sparked an ‘Ausify Your Algo’ campaign by independent artists to try to reverse it.
Quebec wants to set quotas for streaming of French-language music. A new poll shows little support for the idea.
Music streamers oppose a proposed law that would place quotas on the amount or proportion of French-language content on DSPs in Quebec.
Rosalía’s LUX Listening Party in Barcelona Changes the Paradigm for Live Event Curation
For an artist so confident and comfortable belting into the spotlight, her entirely silent presence at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) as her album played for invited guests, spoke just as loud.
Atlantic Screen Group expands music publishing and sync operations
Founded in 2010, Atlantic Screen Group operates globally across music publishing, music supervision and film/TV music services, supporting songwriting talent and screen music services worldwide.
Make better music Reels with latest Instagram update
Instagram has been busy this week adding new features to Reels. Here’s what’s new: Creators can also now also post 20-minute Reels for longer-form vertical storytelling.
BBC Radio 2's Tony Blackburn to host weekly soul show
Tony Blackburn’s Sounds Of Soul will simultaneously air every Saturday at 1-2am on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. It will launch on New Year’s Day 2026 at 1-2am on BBC Sounds.
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