Meta Platforms (META) and Universal Music Group (UMGNF) announced a multi🐎-year deal designed to create business opportunities for artists and songwriters on Facebook, Instagram and other Meta platforms including WhatsApp. 

Notably, the expanded partnership between the companies includes fighting the unauthorized use of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:artificial𓆉 intelligence ꦕ(AI)-generated content. 

“We are delighted that Meta shares our artist-centric vision for respecting human creativity and compensating artists and songwriters fairly,” UMG Chief Digital Officer Michael Nash said. “We look forward to continuing to work together to address unauthorized AI-generated content that could affect artists and songwriters, so that UMG can continue to protect their rights both now and in the future."

Meta and UMG first partnered i♚n 2017, when a landmark agreement made UMG the f൲irst major music company to license its music catalog across Meta (then known as Facebook) platforms. 

The partnership has seen artists explore “new emergent channels,” including virtual reality environments through Meta Quest devices. Now, for the first time, the expansion of the deal includes music licensing on WhatsApp.