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"We've seen this before - everyone talks about 'partnership,' but artists end up on the sidelines with scraps": Music Artists Coalition on Universal/Udio deal – More Details Please!

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The Universal Music Group/Udio agreement over AI use was announced last week, promising a new (legal) Udio platform and new license agreements that will “further revenue opportunities for UMG artists and songwriters”. It was, however, rather short on details on what this would actually entail for artists and musicians.

Now, the Music Artists Coalition – a nonprofit advocacy group of mainly US-based artists - has given its reaction, and whilst they broadly welcome the deal, they sound somewhat unconvinced.

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