
Spotify Widens Its AI Music Push With Merlin Deal for Artist-Approved Remixes and Covers
Spotify expands its AI music plan with Merlin, bringing 30,000+ labels into an artist-approved remix and covers product.
AI’s impact on media, gaming, and content creation industries.

Spotify expands its AI music plan with Merlin, bringing 30,000+ labels into an artist-approved remix and covers product.

Hollywood AI is already reshaping studios, labor, and talent deals as executives chase savings and creators push back.

Fender’s CEO sparked AI music backlash by calling cover songs and bandmates “analog AI,” deepening criticism of the company.

Pippa is betting AI royalties can persuade artists to embrace generative video, but its model still depends partly on scraped data.

Fenix Flexin’s 'Rubberz' hit No. 58 on the Hot 100, but AI music suspicions, detector flags and odd live clips are fueling debate.

Artists are taking on AI firms over AI copyright, and some cases are already producing major settlements, rulings, and new legal pressure.

Meta’s AI optimism ad uses Bowie’s “Five Years,” a song about extinction, turning a hopeful campaign into an ironic debate over AI trust.

Neill Blomkamp’s AI zombie film Nightborne has sparked backlash, raising questions about generative video, authorship and the future of filmmaking.

AI is driving the universal entertainment app trend as Netflix, Spotify, YouTube and TikTok expand across formats and fight for attention.

Deezer says AI-generated music now makes up over half of daily uploads, prompting tougher anti-fraud and removal rules.