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Musicians, Artists Call For Protection From AI

Big names in music industry sign open letter demanding a pledge from tech firms not to replace creative humans with AI tools

Spotify watch out, as Google readies the launch of its YouTube subscription music service

Steve Jobs and his actions are a central element in a lawsuit which alleges Apple 'wiped' rival songs from iPods

Apple looks to take on the likes of Spotify by rolling Beats Music subscription service into iOS

Second time lucky? Twitter offers new feature to allow users to listen to music from inside its mobile app

Mac

Apple is to pay $3bn (£1.8bn) for the maker of the popular Beats headphones and other audio equipment

Google continues to enhance its online music service after signing a deal that will add 5.5 million tracks

Cloud

Apple's iCloud is not likely to hit UK shores until next year, due to ongoing negotiations with rights holders

Cloud

Piracy is robbing the music industry of its income, claims BPI, but rights activists dismiss this as 'whinging'