January 13, 2026

NAMM 2026 AI Music Tools Preview: Suno v5, Udio, and ElevenLabs — 5 Things to Know Before the Show Floor Opens

NAMM 2026 opens in one week, and this year’s show is different. The A3E program alone has over 65 AI-related sessions, Suno v5 already shipped a […]
December 17, 2025

Music Production Trends 2025 Recap: AI Settlements, Spatial Audio Takeover, and the Open-Source Surge

Twenty-eight years in music production, and I have never seen a single calendar year reshape the studio landscape quite like this one. As we close out […]
October 23, 2025

AI Music Copyright 2025: 56 Lawsuits, Independent Musicians’ Class Action, and the Fair Use Showdown

Fifty-six. That’s the total number of music copyright lawsuits filed against AI companies as of October 2025. Six months ago, that number was under thirty. The […]
October 7, 2025

Udio AI + UMG Licensing Deal: From $150M Lawsuit to a Licensed AI Music Platform in 2026

The company that Universal Music Group sued for “mass copyright infringement” just became its newest business partner — and the Udio AI UMG licensing deal they […]
July 30, 2025

Udio AI Music Generator July Update: Inpainting and Section-Level Editing That Change Everything

Finally — an AI music generator that lets you actually edit your tracks instead of rolling the dice and hoping for the best. Udio’s one-two punch […]