Music & Tech
AI Artist's Chart Performance Fuels Debate on AI in Music Industry
An AI-generated artist called Eddie Dalton got a lot of press coverage this weekend after reaching number two in the UK charts. Though it was the sales chart that excludes streaming data, which isn’t
UMG Executive Addresses AI's Role in Music and Artist Rights
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source
PlayStation Plus subscribers are getting ‘Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered’ and more this April
The premium titles have been revealed
Kanye’s world tour loses another date as French show gets postponed
Kanye West has voluntarily postponed a planned show in Marseille. There were reports that French ministers were planning on following the lead of the UK government, which withdrew permission for West to perform in the country after he was announced as headliner of this year’s Wireless Festival
UMG’s Michael Nash takes aim at ‘false narrative of artist replacement’ by AI – and 3 other things you might have missed from his HumanX panel with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source
UMG’s Michael Nash takes aim at ‘false narrative of artist replacement’ by AI – and 3 other things we learned from his HumanX panel with Splice’s CEO
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source
Audiotool launches a global hackathon for music apps
Music-production firm Audiotool has unveiled ‘Let’s Build’, a series of online and in-person events designed as a hackathon for music apps. The post is from Music Ally.
Splice Launches AI Tools for Sample Customization
Each tool is designed to allow users to modify human-made samples already in Splice's library — and the musicians get paid with every AI use.
Splice Announces New Generative AI Tools to Customize Human-Made Samples
Each tool is designed to allow users to modify human-made samples already in Splice's library — and the musicians get paid with every AI use.
Sample creators will get payouts from Splice’s new GenAI tools
Splice is launching three new GenAI tools for musicians and producers, including ‘Variations’. But it is also stressing the ethics. The post is from Music Ally.
Universal Audio is giving away eight of its most popular plugins for free in the UAD Explore FREE bundle
You also get the company's AI-powered LUNA DAW
Ye Postpones Upcoming France Gig ‘Until Further Notice’ Following Wireless Festival Ban
The rapper was scheduled to perform in Marseille in June.
Kanye West makes “sole decision” to postpone France gig indefinitely, one week after UK Wireless ban
"I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends. I take full responsibility for what’s mine but I don’t want to put my fans in the middle of it" The post Kanye West makes “sole decision” to postpone France gig indefinitely, one week after UK Wireless ban appeared fi
G. Love Reports Significant Loss After Crypto Account Hack
The musician downloaded a fake, malicious app from Apple's App Store. G. Love Loses Reported $424,000 in Crypto Account Hack Travis Bland
G. Love Loses Reported $424,000 in Crypto Account Hack
The musician downloaded a fake, malicious app from Apple's App Store. G. Love Loses Reported $424,000 in Crypto Account Hack Travis Bland
IK Multimedia iLoud Sub Review: Small Room, Full Picture, And An Editor’s Choice Winner
Small studios have a predictable problem. You get a pair of monitors that do a solid job through the mids and top end, you learn them well enough to get work done, and then the low end keeps forcing extra checks in headphones, in the car, and on any playback system with real bass extension. [...] Re
Ye Faces a Possible Ban From Performing in France After Wireless Festival Cancellation
The rapper is scheduled to perform at Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome in June.
Moog celebrates the legacy of its founder with special limited-edition reissue of the Minimoog Model D - but only 500 will be made
Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D will be hand-assembled in Moog’s North Carolina production facility
SyncPlacement Launches With a More Targeted Take on Music Sync Research
SyncPlacement is entering the music software space with a pretty clear pitch. It wants to help independent artists, managers, and labels stop treating sync like a black box and start approaching it with better information. That means showing where similar artists have already landed placements, who
Boomcha Aims to Fix Stiff MIDI Drums With Real Groove Data
Sampleson’s Boomcha takes a direct approach to one of the most common problems in production. Programming drums that feel human still takes time, and most tools either give you static loops or overly rigid MIDI. Boomcha sits in the middle of that problem and solves it in a way that feels practical i