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Investors and labels are investing in the growing South Asian music sector in the United States

By Stacey D. WallsMay 30, 2026

When music executive Anjula Acharia began pitching superstar actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas to Hollywood in the early 2000s, her label…

Technology

ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on…

Business & Money

Concert ticket prices are reshaping summer demand for live music

By Stacey D. WallsMay 23, 2026

Rolfo | Instant | Getty ImagesThis summer, mega artist Harry Styles will take the stage at New York’s Madison Square…

Technology

How music streaming services are adapting to the rise of AI-generated music by tagging, derating, and demonetizing tracks, using AI detection tools, and more (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Why cultivating free will is more important than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max…

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A profile of music AI startup Suno, valued at around $2.5 billion with more than 2 million paying users and $300 million in annualized revenue as of February, as it battles record labels and artists (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 3, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Why cultivating free will is more important than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max…

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Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model, with greater creative control and allowing users to create three-minute tracks, compared to 30 seconds for Lyria 3 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 25, 2026

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google launches music generation model Lyria 3 Pro, with greater creative control and allowing users to…

Technology

Suno CEO and Co-Founder Mikey Shulman Says Music Company AI Has Reached 2 Million Paid Subscribers and $300 Million ARR; pitch deck: it had 1 million paying subscribers in November 2025 (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 27, 2026

Kristin Robinson / Billboard: Suno CEO and Co-Founder Mikey Shulman Says Music Company AI Has Reached 2 Million Paid Subscribers…

Technology

Apple releases iOS 26.4 beta 1 to developers, adding limited support for encrypted RCS messages, Apple Music improvements, Smart List for reminders, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple releases iOS 26.4 beta 1 to developers, adding limited support for encrypted RCS messages, Apple…

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the global music industry reached 5.1T streams, up 9.6% year-on-year and a single-year record; AI artist Xania Monet had 125 million on-demand audio streams (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Are Google’s Geminis winning?, Drama of thinking machines, The potential of Claude Cowork The Big…

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Samsung updates its TVs to add new AI features, including a Sound Controller feature to independently adjust the volume of dialogue, music or sound effects (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 5, 2026

Chris Welch / Bloomberg: Samsung is updating its TVs to add new AI features, including a Sound Controller feature to…

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Browsing: music

Investors and labels are investing in the growing South Asian music sector in the United States

ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Concert ticket prices are reshaping summer demand for live music

How music streaming services are adapting to the rise of AI-generated music by tagging, derating, and demonetizing tracks, using AI detection tools, and more (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)

A profile of music AI startup Suno, valued at around $2.5 billion with more than 2 million paying users and $300 million in annualized revenue as of February, as it battles record labels and artists (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)

Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model, with greater creative control and allowing users to create three-minute tracks, compared to 30 seconds for Lyria 3 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Suno CEO and Co-Founder Mikey Shulman Says Music Company AI Has Reached 2 Million Paid Subscribers and $300 Million ARR; pitch deck: it had 1 million paying subscribers in November 2025 (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)

Apple releases iOS 26.4 beta 1 to developers, adding limited support for encrypted RCS messages, Apple Music improvements, Smart List for reminders, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

the global music industry reached 5.1T streams, up 9.6% year-on-year and a single-year record; AI artist Xania Monet had 125 million on-demand audio streams (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)

Samsung updates its TVs to add new AI features, including a Sound Controller feature to independently adjust the volume of dialogue, music or sound effects (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)