{
  "id": 1941067,
  "title": "Hook, AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hook-ai-powered-music-remixing-app-strikes-umg-deal-as-it-takes",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/hook-ai-powered-music-remixing-app-strikes-umg-deal-1236838121/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In an era where AI music generation has ruptured the music industry, a social-forward music remixing app is aiming to stand out among the rest — with the help of one of the major labels. Hook, an AI-powered app where fans can create minute-long clips that remixes or mashes up a licensed artist’s track to share […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}