June 2025

Why Independent Artists Need a Fair Generative-AI Royalty Model

What the Suno/Udio Major-Label Deals Really Mean Last week Forbes reported that Universal, Sony, and Warner are negotiating blanket licensing pacts with Suno and Udio—start-ups often called the “ChatGPTs of music.” The majors will hand over decades of catalog masters in exchange for cash, ongoing fees, and even equity stakes.  From the labels’ perspective it’s pragmatic: monetize […]

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AI Generated Music Collapse: How Aimi Avoids It

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols’ recent column in The Register, “AI model collapse is coming for generative content,” describes models that keep retraining on their own output until every iteration becomes a blur—a photocopy of a photocopy. Long before that piece, Aimi had already built its product thesis around the same threat. Our 2023 post “Why Is AI Music

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