NMPA Unveils AI Music Deals At Annual Meeting

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The National Music Publishers’ Association held is Annual Meeting at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall yesterday (June 10).

During the event, David Israelite unveiled two groundbreaking deals with AI music companies, Udio and Klay. Israelite confirmed the Udio deal is not only the first ever industry-wide licensing deal with a major AI music company, but it is also the first that will value songs and sound recordings equally when it comes to AI training. Additionally, Klay is one of very few companies to secure licenses prior to launching its platform. Klay’s Large Music Model will be trained entirely on licensed music and the deal with NMPA will launch later this summer.

“The challenges posed by AI are massive and evolving,” explained Israelite. “However, we are taking a holistic approach to confronting them… great music will never be mass produced by machines. We are here to fight for what makes art meaningful – authentic human inspiration.”

To further address other critical AI-related issues, NMPA will host an AI Songs Summit in Nashville this fall.

The event also honored P!NK with the NMPA Songwriter Icon Award, and Julian Bunetta with the NMPA Non-Performing Songwriter Icon Award. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. received NMPA’s Industry Legacy Award.

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