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Apple acquired assets from Samplab, a Swiss AI audio editor, and hired part of its team. Samplab's software can change notes and chords inside recorded audio, treating the material more like editable MIDI. The deal gives Apple additional AI music-production technology, but the source does not establish whether or when those capabilities will appear in Logic Pro, GarageBand, or another Apple product.
DistroKid confirmed to The Verge that it removed a small number of recordings in response to claims made by Universal Music Group, which sued the distributor in September. The company disputes UMG's allegations and says it is trying to reduce disruption, while artists report that some non-AI works were removed without notice. The episode shows how AI-related copyright enforcement can affect independent releases before the lawsuit is resolved.
Suno has hired former Ticketmaster executive Michael Chua as vice president and general manager of Suno Live Experiences. He will oversee live-music operations including Songkick, the concert-discovery platform Suno acquired from Warner Music Group in 2025, and work on connecting Songkick with Suno’s creation ecosystem. The move gives Suno a dedicated team for expanding beyond AI song generation into artist-and-fan live experiences.
Italy’s Competition Authority has opened an investigation into Suno’s terms of service, saying they may unfairly shift consumer rights through unilateral price and service changes, account termination powers, U.S. arbitration, and broad content licensing. The review gives AI-music users a concrete regulatory test of platform terms, including the reported waiver of moral rights, but it is an investigation rather than a final finding.
Sony Music told the Financial Times that by the end of September it had asked digital platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI-generated tracks impersonating its artists, nearly double the 135,000 reported at the end of March. The company says repeated uploads make enforcement increasingly difficult, highlighting the scale of identity and catalog abuse that streaming and social platforms must manage.
Absolute Label Services has opened Anthology, its AI-assisted music-business operating system, to independent companies after using it internally. The platform combines distribution, neighboring-rights registration, marketing, finance, inventory and invoicing, with Cherry Red Records and Blue Raincoat Music named as initial customers. The launch expands AI use in music operations beyond content generation.
