A Big Question About the Billboard Suno Story; Plus: Beautiful Western Heartache

Apple's Meek AI Solution + the Mighty Billy Preston

The Wildest Copyright Case in Music is Reaching a Critical Stage

A dancehall reggae production duo want credit for the beats to "Despacito," "Titi Me Preguntó," and 1800 other reggaetón songs; they'll soon find out if they have a shot

Accounting for Suno's Original Sin

The company's AI model was trained on millions of songs it didn't pay for. Is there a world where we can look past that?

Spotify's Music Video Player is Worth a Toggle

Did Taylor Swift and Lyor Cohen Just Give the Music Streamers a Video Strategy?

The history of video on music streaming platforms is long, expensive and extremely uneven. But a feud between YouTube and Billboard -- and Taylor Swift's reaction to it -- might have changed things.

TikTok's Black Box, Plus: Napster is Back, and It's Weird

Why Did Music Docs Dip? + Our Favorite New Streamer

Is the World Making Fewer Music Fans? + Remembering James Bernard

Adventures in Music Fans' Shopping Habits

Holiday Special! Stems digs into whose fans dig what brands

Those AI Hits Are Coming From Inside The Building

Plus: The Associated Press Jacked Our Scoop!

Can Music Streamers Fend Off Peak AI Slop?

Exclusive: Is this Blanco Brown Songwriter the Man Behind AI Hitmaker Breaking Rust?

Warning Signs in UMG's Deal with AI Music Maker

Will Gen AI Kill "Vibe" -- or Save It? Plus: Tom Waits Returns