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News · Oct 14, 2026 Who Owns AI Music in India? Where the Law, the Courts and the Labels Stand in Late 2026 India still has no clear answer on who owns an AI-generated song. The DPIIT paper on AI outputs is delayed, the ANI v OpenAI case is on appeal, and labels are pushing for licensing. Here is where things stand for artists. News · Oct 14, 2026 Streaming Farms and Content Farming: How Fake Music Quietly Takes Money from Real Artists Content farms and bot streams are not a clever shortcut. They drain the shared royalty pool that pays genuine artists, and the people running them are now being prosecuted. Here is how it works and why platforms remove them. News · Oct 14, 2026 AI Music on Streaming Platforms: What Spotify, Deezer and YouTube Actually Changed (2025-26) Spotify, Deezer and YouTube have each drawn their own line on AI-generated music. Here is what changed, where the rules differ, and what it means for an Indian artist releasing songs this year. News · Oct 13, 2026 What Ruled YouTube Shorts in India in 2025, and Who YouTube Picked for Foundry YouTube's 2025 year-end list for India shows regional and indie songs alongside global hits on Shorts, and its Foundry Class of 2025 includes three Indian artists. Here is what artists can learn. News · Oct 13, 2026 YouTube Adds Weekly Music Video Charts for Haryanvi and Bhojpuri At WAVES 2025, YouTube announced weekly Top Music Videos charts in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Haryanvi and Bhojpuri, plus live events and support for independent artists. News · Oct 13, 2026 Spotify Launches RADAR Malayalam, After Punjabi and Tamil Spotify has brought its RADAR emerging-artist programme to Malayalam, with Haniya Nafisa as the first spotlight artist. Here is what it shows about where Indian streaming is heading. News · Oct 13, 2026 JioSaavn Opens Up to Artists: ArtistOne App and a Playlist Built from Submissions JioSaavn has launched an ArtistOne mobile app with real-time data and an ArtistOne Finds playlist curated from artist submissions. Here is how regional independent artists can use both. News · Oct 13, 2026 Spotify Premium in India: The Price Changes of 2025-26, Explained for Artists Spotify raised Premium prices in India in 2025, tested new tiers, then dropped Premium Lite in 2026. Here is the timeline and why pricing matters to the artists being streamed. News · Oct 13, 2026 Spotify Cracks Down on AI Voice Clones and Spam Uploads: What Changes for Real Artists Spotify has announced stronger rules against unauthorised AI voice clones, a spam filter for mass uploads, and support for AI disclosures in credits. Here is what it means for Indian artists. News · Oct 13, 2026 Should AI Companies Pay for Training on Indian Music? DPIIT's Proposal Explained A DPIIT committee has proposed a hybrid model where AI developers get a blanket licence to train on content, and pay royalties once their tools earn money. It is still a proposal, not law. News · Oct 13, 2026 New Copyright Rules: Music Licence Fees in India Must Now Be Paid Online The Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2025 added Rule 83A, which requires licence fees for public communication of music and sound recordings to be collected through an online payment system. News · Oct 13, 2026 India Had About 14 Million Paid Music Subscriptions in 2025, Says EY–IMI Report A new EY and Indian Music Industry report estimates India's paid music subscriptions could double to 28-30 million by 2028. Here is why that matters for regional and independent artists.