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Spotify to launch badge identifying AI music
Streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday it would launch a new “AI Persona” badge in mid-September clearly identifying content producers that are AI-generated and not real people. “Listeners have been clear in telling us that they…
UNIVERSAL MUSIC'S SUDDEN MOVE FROM QUALITY GROWTH STOCK TO FALLEN ANGEL
The Universal Music Group headquarters in Santa Monica, California, US, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Billionaire activist Bill Ackman has proposed a bid for Universal Music Group NV to increase returns on one of his hedge fund's biggest holdings.
Spotify will label 'AI Persona' profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
Spotify will begin labeling AI-generated artists with “AI Persona” profile tags and ban their music from its editorial and algorithmic recommendations, the company announced on Tuesday. In mid-September, Spotify users will see…
The astonishing voice of Grace Cummings: 'The peace I found in music is a legitimate lifesaver'
One of Grace Cummings' earliest memories is going into the lounge room to tell her parents about the night terror she'd had. The four-year-old was tormented by the possibility of what happens after death, her imagination stretching the…
Suno Says AI Is the Future of Music. Record Labels Say It's Theft
Mikey Shulman stands in the middle of a dark concert hall in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, pretending to play the keyboard. It's past 10 on a Thursday night, a few hours after he's put his two small kids to bed. He stifles a few yawns, but…
Spotify says it won't recommend music from 'AI Personas'
Artist profiles on Spotify that do ‘not represent a real person' will get an ‘AI Persona' badge. Artist profiles on Spotify that do ‘not represent a real person' will get an ‘AI Persona' badge. All the latest in AI…
Chappell Roan is putting on a two-day musical spectacular at The Shrine this fall
News The Midwest Princess Project brings drag, dancing, special guests and Chappell herself to L.A. Chappell Roan is coming back to Los Angeles, but not for anything as mundane as a concert. Roan and her Midwest Princess Project have announced The…
Spotify to launch badge identifying AI music
'Listeners have been clear in telling us that they don't like seeing an artist profile that seems human, only to find out that the persona is AI-generated,' Spotify said in a statement. The move is the Swedish company's latest effort to be…
Makeba, Tyla and women shaping South Africa's musical identity
That legacy continues with a new generation of artists, including Tyla and Busiswa, who are expanding the possibilities of South African music while introducing local sounds to audiences beyond the country's borders. Across generations, women have…
Spotify Will Now Flag 'AI Personas' and Stop Recommending Their Music
Is that a human artist or an AI persona? Spotify will soon make that distinction clearer with new “AI Persona” labels. The streamer introduced the label today and said that it will apply to artists' profiles whose public identity…
Why Tencent Music Entertainment Stock Dived by Nearly 12% Today
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME -11.92%) produced a cacophony on the stock market on Tuesday. The China-based company unveiled its latest set of quarterly results, which fell short of analyst expectations. Clearly not in a forgiving mood…
'SNL' Parts Ways With Longtime Music Booker Brian Siedlecki (Exclusive)
Longtime Saturday Night Live music booker Brian Siedlecki is departing from the show, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, as the program elected not to renew his contract. Siedlecki, a well-respected producer and talent booker, has been…
Is Rihanna Really Releasing R9 Soon? Breaking Down the Rumors About Her New Music
Watch: Rihanna's Rare Photo of Her, A$AP Rocky's 3 Kids in Barbados Is What You Came For Rihanna is ready to work, work, work, work, work on her new album. Ten years after the release of Anti, the “We Found Love” singer's partner A$AP…
Tragedy as woman dies at popular music festival
A woman has tragically died in a tent at a music festival as police launched an investigation into her 'unexplained' death. Emergency services swarmed Houghton Festival in Norfolk on Sunday to reports a woman was found unconscious in a tent. The…
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review ✭✭✭✭
This rousing jukebox musical spanning Neil Diamond's impressive career really is so good, so good Theatre, Musicals Princess Theatre, Melbourne Recommended Melbourne's stages have seen a slew of jukebox musicals tread the boards over the past few…
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