Music’s biggest labels are weeks away from major AI licensing deals

Taylor Swift’s label, Republic Records, is a division of Universal Music Group, one of the two labels reportedly close to an AI deal.

Universal Music and Warner Music, record labels whose catalogs include Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Charli XCX, are within weeks of striking licensing deals that could redefine how the music industry handles the AI era, according to the Financial Times.  

Talks are underway with tech heavyweights like Google and Spotify and a slew of AI startups including Klay Vision...