Daily — July 28, 2026

A proposal to license AI music training the way samples get cleared, Snapchat wires live Spotify sharing into Snap Map, and a three-minute fully AI-generated sequence airs in the SBS drama 'Agent Kim.'

• [Music Business Worldwide] A Case for Licensing AI Music Training Like Sample Clearance ↗

  Deborah Mannis-Gardner, a music sample clearance specialist, argues that generative AI music rearranges existing music and should therefore be treated much like sampling. The existing sample licensing system, built on permission and payment to master and publishing rightsholders, could extend to AI training data. The catch she flags is tracing how much any given training track contributed to the final output, which has to be solved first. The piece is an industry expert's op-ed, not reporting.

• [Music Business Worldwide] Snapchat Adds Live Spotify Sharing and Saving to Snap Map ↗

  Snap launched 'Now Playing' on Snap Map, used by 450 million people a month, showing the Spotify track someone is listening to in real time. Users choose who can see it, and songs found on the map, in Spotlight videos, or on Sound Pages can be saved straight to their Spotify Liked Songs. It wires in-app music discovery directly into streaming playback and saving.

• [PR Newswire, Morpheus Studios] A Fully AI-Generated Three-Minute Sequence Airs in a Korean Drama ↗

  Morpheus Studios said a three-minute sequence in the SBS drama 'Agent Kim' was made entirely with AI, with no live-action shooting. On the AI production platform AICRON the team generated roughly 1,000 images and more than 2,000 video clips, and 289 cuts made the final broadcast. The AI recreation of an actor's face was produced with the actor's consent and the production company's cooperation. The production figures come from the company.