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AudioMiniMax-Music3, MiniMax's official profile (Hugging Face) · 8 August 2026MiniMax released a model that writes a full five-minute song, and handed out the weightsNot a thirty-second clip, but a song with a beginning, a middle and an end that holds its theme all the way through. Underneath sit two language models on different levels, and the big one started life as Qwen3-8B.Read

AudioSpotify Newsroom · 4 August 2026Fan covers on Spotify go under license: with credit and money for the original artistSpotify and Merlin - the voice of independent labels with about 15% of the global market - reached a deal for the upcoming fan cover and remix tool. Participation is the artist's choice; every derivative track carries credit, compensation, and a link back to the original. Small detail, big difference.

AudioRIAA · 10 July 2026Music got an AI label nobody checksEight organizations from the music industry - among them RIAA, IFPI, the Grammy Academy and SAG-AFTRA - introduced two visual labels for sound recordings: AI-Generated and AI-Assisted. They're applied voluntarily, by the artists, labels and distributors themselves. No independent verification. Not a single streaming platform is party to the agreement.

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