The Music Business Has a New Music Problem

July 1st marks halftime of 2026. What a disruptive year it’s been. I touched on it in Q1’s recap. But in Q2, the era of great ...

Tidal lays down the rules for AI music. I wish Spotify and everyone else would follow

Starting July 15, Tidal will tag all 100% AI-generated music, strip its royalty eligibility, remove AI impersonation tracks, ...
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Padres’ Sung-Mun Song problem is becoming a red flag at the worst possible time

The Padres signed KBO star Sung-mun Song to sure up their infield depth, as the team needed options after losing both Luis Arraez and Ryan O’Hearn. By bringing him in, it gave A.J. Preller and Craig ...
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Spotify Purges Thousands of AI Songs to Stop Bots From Streaming Them

In addition to fake music, artificial intelligence has created a big new problem for Spotify: fake listeners. It's an infinite loop of "artificial streaming." Reading time 3 minutes Spotify recently ...