A Spotify subscriber sued the company in November, claiming it deceives users by letting labels boost song visibility through reduced royalty payments.

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The update, announced via YouTube's Creator Insider channel on Friday (May 1), adds a new "Create" button to the existing "Replace Song" tool in YouTube Studio on desktop.

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"We are honored to be named ASCAP's Pop Publisher of the Year," said Katie Welle, Sony Music Publishing President, Head of A&R.

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Robert Kyncl told the magazine: "AI is a fast-growing phenomenon. It's really important that companies like us stand up for artists and songwriters — do it early, and do it together with AI companies."

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Emails sent to Songkick users on Thursday (April 30) confirmed that personal data held by the platform "will be transferred to Suno, who will become the controller responsible for that data going forward."

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OniMusic was founded in September 2004 by Nelson and Christie Tristão

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MBW's Trailblazers series meets Alternate Side Management founders Evange Livanos and Zack Zarrillo

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MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Kristin Graziani, co-CEO of Los Angeles-based music distribution platform Stem

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