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AI musicJun 17, 2026

A Boston Courtroom in July Could Decide Whether AI Has to Pay for the Music It Learned From
AFMJun 17, 2026

The Musicians' Union Just Sued Warner and Universal Over Who Gets the AI Money
Creators & ArtistsJun 17, 2026

Meta Is Now Paying Some Creators in Crypto. Here Is What That Actually Means for Your Money.
Creator RewardsJun 17, 2026

TikTok Got Sold, Then the Checks Got Smaller. What Creators Are Actually Seeing.
Adam MosseriJun 17, 2026

Instagram Pulled Reposters Out of Recommendations. Here Is What Counts as Yours Now.
Bay CityJun 16, 2026

A Town South of Houston Named a Holiday After a Rapper. That Mexican OT Wrote the Blueprint.
AI voiceJun 16, 2026

Texas Now Lets You Sue Over a Faked Voice. The Law Is HB 783, Not the Bill Number You Heard.
audio post HoustonJun 16, 2026

Texas Will Pay a Production 31% to Shoot Here. 2026 Is the First Full Year of the New Grant.
Film & VideoJun 16, 2026

One Netflix Sync Can Pay $50,000. Here Is What Music Supervisors Are Actually Buying in 2026.
Cody JohnsonJun 16, 2026

Cody Johnson Just Set an 80,203-Person Record at NRG. What RodeoHouston Says About Houston Live Music.
creator economyJun 16, 2026

Patreon's New 10 Percent Fee Has a Trap. One Wrong Click and You Lose Your Old Rate for Good.
AIJun 16, 2026

A Federal Bill on AI Voice Clones Hits a Senate Vote June 18. It Would Make Your Voice Legally Yours.
arts fundingJun 16, 2026

Texas Music Is a $31.7 Billion Economy. Houston Just Put $14.7 Million Behind the Arts.
all-in pricingJun 16, 2026

StubHub Just Paid 10 Million for Hidden Ticket Fees. The All-In Pricing Rule Changes How You Sell Your Own Show.
Copyright Royalty BoardJun 16, 2026

The Government Just Raised the Mechanical Royalty Again. In 2026 Songwriters Earn 13.1 Cents and 15.3 Percent.
ASCAPJun 16, 2026

Radio Royalty Rates Just Jumped, and a Small PRO Named GMR Is the Reason Why
catalogJun 16, 2026

106,000 Songs Drop Every Day and 88 Percent Get Almost No Plays. Here Is How to Release Into That.
Creators & ArtistsJun 16, 2026

YouTube Changed How Shorts Pay in 2026. The New Rule: Finish the Video or Don't Get Paid.
Industry & PayJun 16, 2026

TikTok's SoundOn Now Pays 100% Royalties Forever on Its Own Apps. Read the DSP Fine Print First.
Industry & PayJun 16, 2026

The $424 Million Nobody Claimed, and the 2027 Deadline That Could Wipe It Out
Industry & PayJun 16, 2026

The Sync Money Moved in 2026. Games and Non-English Records Are Where the Placements Are Going.
MusicJun 16, 2026

Spotify Lossless Is Here After an Eight-Year Wait. What It Means for Your Masters.
Industry & PayJun 16, 2026

Spotify's Discovery Mode Got Called 'Modern Payola' in Court. In 2026 the Fight Moved to Arbitration.
Creators & ArtistsJun 16, 2026

US Podcast Ad Revenue Is Set to Hit $2.6 Billion in 2026. The Winners Stopped Relying on Ads.
MusicJun 16, 2026

One Beat, Leased 200 Times: The 2026 Reality of Producer Income.
Creators & ArtistsJun 16, 2026

NIL Is a $2.7 Billion Creator Economy Now. In Houston, the Line Between Athlete and Artist Is Gone.
Creators & ArtistsJun 16, 2026

Meta Is Ending Reels Bonuses for US Creators. The Money Was Never the Point Anyway.
HoustonJun 16, 2026

Houston Is Done Losing Shoots to Dallas. The City's New Film Cash-Back Program Goes to Work in 2026.
Industry & PayJun 16, 2026

AI Music Just Got Licensed. The Suno and Udio Deals Split Down the Middle, and That Tells You Everything.
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