'Music is not a problem to solve' Mikey Shulman, co-founder and CEO of Suno. 'Music is not a problem to solve' Mikey Shulman, co-founder and CEO of Suno. Is this man the future of music - or its executioner? AI evangelist Mikey Shulman says he's making pop, not slop Worth a staggering $2.45bn, Suno is an AI music company that can create a track with just a few prompts. Why is its CEO happy to see it called'the Ozempic of the music industry'?

Warner acts such as Coldplay can choose to opt in to their music being used by Suno to create AI music. Warner acts such as Coldplay can choose to opt in to their music being used by Suno to create AI music. Warner, the world's third-largest music company and home to acts including Coldplay, Charli XCX and Ed Sheeran, is the first of the major record labels to partner officially with the company. As part of their agreement, users will be allowed to create AI-generated songs on Suno via simple text prompts using the voices, names and likenesses of the Warner acts who choose to opt in to the service. Robert Kyncl, the chief executive of Warner Music Group, said the deal showed that artificial intelligence could be "pro-artist" when it is licensed to "reflect the value of music".

Warner Music Group (WMG) will begin an artificial intelligence (AI) music venture with technology start-up Suno - a year after it sued the firm in a landmark case. As part of the settlement agreement struck between the two firms, Warner will let users create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names and likeness of artists who opt-in to the programme. The record label, which represents artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran, was among several music giants like Sony Music that sued Suno and a similar platform called Udio. AI-generated content has been controversial, with many artists voicing concerns that it could undermine human songwriters. Starting next year, Suno will roll out new advanced and licensed models to its generative-AI music platform, which allows users to create music based on simple descriptions, said Warner in a statement .

The traffic receded as Chicago withdrew into the distance behind me on Interstate 90. The speakers in my rental car, playing Spotify from my smartphone, put out the opening riff of a laid-back psychedelic-rock song. When the lyrics came, delivered in a folksy vibrato, they matched my mood: "Smoke in the sky / No peace found," the band's vocalist sang. Except perhaps he didn't really sing, because he doesn't exist. By all appearances, neither does the band, called the Velvet Sundown.

During the height of the Kendrick Lamar–Drake beef earlier this year, disses and responses were flying thick and fast across social media. In the midst of it all, comedian and creator Will Hatcher helped make history when legendary hip-hop producer Metro Boomin sampled Hatcher's song "BBL Drizzy" for his diss track instrumental of the same name. Everyone wanting to take shots at Drake rapped on the beat; Metro Boomin gained notoriety for, according to Billboard, becoming "the first major producer to use an AI-generated sample." Under his alias King Willonius, Hatcher had released "BBL Drizzy" in April, riffing on a Rick Ross post on X that had joked about Drake getting a Brazilian butt lift. The song did well on X as Ross' diss trended, but the viral hype inevitably died down and Hatcher moved along to the next meme.

Thanks to a string of leaks and Google's own teases -- usually following said leaks -- we know we'll get the official reveal of the Pixel 9 lineup. The Pixel 9 and 9 Pro will be straight-up successors to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro but rumors suggest Google will add a Pixel 9 Pro XL, with a larger screen. All three of the phones are expected to have a redesigned, chonky camera module and possibly even a new chipset. Alongside all those phones, we're expecting a lot more news on Gemini, Google's flavor of AI powered assistant, and Android 15. More leaks and rumors point to updated smartwatches and wireless buds too.

With apps like Suno, it’s never been easier to generate “new” music on the fly -- for better or worse.

Microsoft Copilot just rolled out a new feature that creates songs via text prompt, thanks to a partnership with AI-based music creation platform Suno. Microsoft says it gives users the ability to craft personalized songs, "regardless of musical background." Suno has long been working with various algorithms to create an AI that can whip up entire songs and it looks like the company has struck gold. Music creation now made easier with @Suno_ai_ integration in Copilot. When you access this tool, all you have to do is enter a prompt and let the algorithm do the rest.