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Hook, An AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes

The deal expands licensed catalogs on Hook as artists keep ownership and earn money from fan-made clips shared on social platforms.

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Hook, an AI-powered app where fans can create minute-long licensed remixes, has struck a licensing deal with Universal Music Group.

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Universal Music Group Opens Its Catalog to Hook’s AI-Powered Remixing & Social Tools

Hook users can remix, mash up and share their content using fully licensed and cleared songs from UMG, Downtown, Too Lost, Primary Wave and Avex.

·New York, United States
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Hook, An AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes

Hook, an AI-powered app where fans can create minute-long licensed remixes, has struck a licensing deal with Universal Music Group.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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