CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including YouTube’s three new AI music principles published alongside the launch of a new YouTube Music AI Incubator, plus questions from various songwriter groups to the boss of American collecting society BMI about the organisation’s decision last year to become a for-profit enterprise.

SECTION TIMES
01: YouTube (00:05:11)
02: BMI (00:15:15)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• YouTube sets out three principles for the development of AI music
• Songwriter groups demand information about a newly for-profit BMI’s plans and possible sale
• BMI reportedly considering acquisition offer from New Mountain Capital

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