AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Music Licensing: UMG-backed Music IP Holdings says it’s licensing 24+ generative-AI patents to Udio and GRAI, aiming to protect artists while enabling licensed covers, remixes, and interactive music experiences. AI Transparency on Streaming: Apple Music will add “Made With AI” labels later this year for tracks “materially generated using AI,” building on its AI Transparency Tags push. R&B Debate: Kehlani shuts down the “R&B is dead” narrative, arguing fans are just not digging into new artists. New Releases: The Calling returns with its first album in 22 years, Before the World Turns to Dust (Sept. 25), while Remi Wolf readies Mud and drops “Bottle.” Live & Local: Miranda Lambert headlines Nashville’s new venue The Truth (Oct. 1), and Spotify rolls out Playlist Notes so curators and listeners can add context to tracks. Community Music: A new Route 66 centennial song contest in Santa Monica has one month left to enter.
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