Mozart AI raises $6m to put artists at the heart of AI-powered music creation

Mozart AI raises $6m to put artists at the heart of AI-powered music creation

London-based Mozart AI has raised $6 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Balderton Capital, as the startup looks to reshape how music is created in the age of artificial intelligence. The fundraise follows a $1.1 million pre-seed round completed last summer, taking Mozart AI’s total funding to more than $7 million. The…

Nafy AI Launches Comprehensive AI Music Generator Platform, Empowering Creators with Advanced Music Production Tools

Nafy AI Launches Comprehensive AI Music Generator Platform, Empowering Creators with Advanced Music Production Tools

Free AI-Powered Music Creation Platform Offers Text-to-Music, Lyrics-to-Song, Vocal Remover, and More – All Royalty-Free for Commercial Use LONDON, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nafy AI has officially launched its comprehensive AI music generator platform, providing creators worldwide with professional-grade music production tools powered by cutting-edge artificial intelligence. The platform enables users to create original, royalty-free…

As AI-generated music advances, humans still lead in creativity, research finds

As AI-generated music advances, humans still lead in creativity, research finds

CMU doctoral student Jose Oros, who designed a study to test creativity in AI-generated music, leads Evelyn Davenport, who is working toward an Advanced Music Studies certificate at CMU, in a research session. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University AI can write songs, but still has a way to go before matching the creativity of tunes made…

The future of AI in music? US and China strike different chords

The future of AI in music? US and China strike different chords

Dressed like 1970s rock stars evoking bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Sundown look the part of a real band – with one key difference: despite millions of listeners, they do not exist. The group is generated by artificial intelligence. AI-generated music is exploding, with the rapid expansion of platforms like the United States’…

AI Is Conducting Mental Health Via Music Therapy That Aims For Psychological Peace And Harmony

AI Is Conducting Mental Health Via Music Therapy That Aims For Psychological Peace And Harmony

Music therapy can be extremely helpful as a mental health technique, which can be augmented via the use of modern generative AI. getty In today’s column, I examine how AI can clinically assist in enacting a therapeutic method known as music therapy. Yes, in case you aren’t already aware, the use of music as a…

BeatStars acquires ‘ethical’ generative music startup Lemonaide AI

BeatStars acquires ‘ethical’ generative music startup Lemonaide AI

Online music production marketplace BeatStars has acquired “ethical” generative AI music platform Lemonaide AI. Billed as setting “a new global standard for how artificial intelligence and music creators coexist”, the deal will see the Lemonaide team fully join BeatStars as they strive to build “the world’s first ethical, creator-owned AI music ecosystem”. Founders Michael “MJ”…

Audiotool Launches Multiplayer Cloud DAW and Debuts Nexus, an Industry-First Platform for Building Music Production Tools

Audiotool Launches Multiplayer Cloud DAW and Debuts Nexus, an Industry-First Platform for Building Music Production Tools

NEXUS enables anyone to connect music production tools, custom instruments, effects, AI-powered services, VST plugins, and extensions directly into Audiotool. SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2026 / Audiotool, the browser-based music production platform with more than 300,000 monthly active users, today announced the open beta launch of its redesigned Audiotool Studio, featuring…

BeatStars Acquires Lemonaide AI, Integrating Generative Music Into Rights-First Creator Platform

BeatStars Acquires Lemonaide AI, Integrating Generative Music Into Rights-First Creator Platform

BeatStars and Lemonaide AI leadership announce acquisition aimed at integrating ethical music generation into rights-first creator platform, January 20, 2025 BeatStars and Lemonaide AI photo For much of the past two years, the music industry has debated what ethical artificial intelligence should look like. The discussion has revolved around familiar concepts: consent, attribution, compensation, transparency….