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, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/afm-human-made-human-paid-srla-talks https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/afm-human-made-human-paid-srla-talks The American Federation of Musicians wants consent, credit and pay for AI training written into its next contract with Universal, Sony, Warner and Hollywood Records, which covers major-label recordings in the US and Canada. Talks resume on 3 November, while the union's lawsuit over the labels' Suno and Udio deals waits for a ruling. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsai-musiclaborsession-musicianslabels https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/afm-sag-aftra-fund-session-musicians-royalties https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/afm-sag-aftra-fund-session-musicians-royalties US law sets aside 5% of SoundExchange digital radio royalties for backing musicians and singers, and the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Fund pays it out whether or not you are in a union. Here is who qualifies, how the money is split, and how to check the unclaimed list. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsroyaltiessession-musicianssoundexchange https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/bandlab-acquires-aiode-musician-models https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/bandlab-acquires-aiode-musician-models BandLab Technologies has bought Aiode, whose AI "musician models" are built with named session players who get a share of the tokens spent on their model. It is a better deal for players than scraped training, but neither company says how big that share is. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aibandlabsession-musiciansacquisitions