We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/hybe-supertone-liquidation-ai-voice HYBE is liquidating Supertone, its AI voice company. Who keeps the artists' voices? https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/hybe-supertone-liquidation-ai-voice HYBE's AI voice company Supertone is being dissolved after HYBE put nearly KRW 49 billion (about $35 million) into it. Three tools have moved to a new company and the rest shut on 31 August. Nothing public says what happens to the voice models built from artists. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aiartist-rightsai-voicehybek-pop https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/bts-arirang-korea-export-rank-korean-language-share-flat BTS lifted South Korea to No. 3 music exporter, but Korean-language listening in the US didn't move https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/bts-arirang-korea-export-rank-korean-language-share-flat Luminate's 2026 midyear report puts South Korea third in its Export Power Rankings, up from fourth in 2025, and credits BTS's ARIRANG. The same report shows Korean-language songs holding steady at 1.1% of US streams, and ARIRANG's US success running on CD sales more than streams. One comeback can move a country's ranking without changing what most listeners choose to play, and that matters for every act not singing in English. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryk-popsouth-koreastreamingluminateglobal-discovery