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How Music Industry Execs Rest, Relax & Recoup at Some of the Most Musical Venues in America
Musical travels tend to take you far. Whether you're touring with a band, taking business trips to close a record label deal or booking an up-and-coming act for a venue halfway across the country, you're going to need a place to rest, recoup and…
Duran Duran on the secret to surviving music industry: 'We split all the income equally'
Duran Duran have admitted that the band have managed to survive the music industry after nearly 50 years, due to them all being paid equally. READ MORE: Duran Duran interview: “We'd love to do Glastonbury – we just need the right…
World Cup blends soccer with global music stars
The World Cup isn't only about soccer: FIFA is drawing on music stars to elevate the competition into a global cultural event, broadening its reach beyond sports fans. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT From world-famous artists performing at the…
Prince - his life, his music, his legacy special edition
We have produced a souvenir special edition that celebrates Prince's music and purple aura. It's a tribute to the flamboyant funkateer – a deep dive into his music, films, styles, loves, kookiness and much more. You can order your copy here.
Warner Music Acquires Sureel AI, a Platform That Aims to Protect Music and Other Assets From Unauthorized Use and Monetization
Warner Music Group on Wednesday announced its acquisition of the startup Sureel AI, a platform that uses a technology called “AI DNA” in an effort to protect creative projects and other intellectual property — including music…
Warner Music Group to Acquire Sureel AI
Warner Music Group has agreed to acquire Sureel AI, the maker of a technology that traces how an artist's work gets used in AI models, in a deal with undisclosed terms. Warner said Wednesday that Sureel's multi-patented technology creates 'AI DNA'…
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
Warner Music Music (WMG) announced on Wednesday that it's acquiring AI attribution startup Sureel AI. Sureel's patented technology creates “AI DNA” for songs and breaks them down into component parts to trace how AI models use those…
'The Come Apart' Is an Ode to Life in the Music Community
In her sophomore novel The Come Apart, Susannah Felts — an influential member of Nashville's writing community and co-founder of literary collective The Porch — explores the paradoxes of pursuing a life in the arts. The book's…
Music star shares cancer diagnosis at 33 saying she feels 'fear and sadness
Country singer Jillian Cardarelli has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 33-year-old has announced she was diagnosed with stage two invasive ductal carcinoma on May 21. The musician, known for hits including Strong, who just weeks ago…
Swiss festival season opens with music legends and streaming stars
The festival kicks off on Thursday with Festi'Neuch (June 12-15) and the Greenfield Festival (June 11-13). In Neuchâtel, the festival is sold out, with a mix of French-language stars and new streaming stars. Vanessa Paradis, Feu Chatterton…
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See the Human Body Morph Into Musical Instruments From Around the World at a New Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A new exhibition that opened this week at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art puts 4,000 years of human music-making through an art history X-ray of sorts, scanning the anatomy of musical instruments for signs of humanity. The new show, “…
World Cup blends soccer with global music stars
From world-famous artists performing at the opening ceremonies to an unprecedented Super Bowl-style halftime show during the final, here is what to expect. The festivities begin on Wednesday, on the eve of the tournament, with concerts in Mexico…
Prince - his life, his music, his legacy special edition
Prince - his life, his music, his legacy special edition We have produced a souvenir special edition that celebrates Prince's music and purple aura. It's a tribute to the flamboyant funkateer – a deep dive into his music, films, styles…
BST Hyde Park: central London music festival is getting much bigger
News Royal Parks has just been granted permission to boost the festival's capacity by 14 percent Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writer British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park is always a massive occasion. It's the only major festival that's held…
Deezer is fighting against slop with a tool that detects AI music on streaming platforms
Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that checks playlists from 20 major streaming platforms for AI-generated tracks. It uses the same technology Deezer has been using to detect and tag synthetic music on its own service. The tool is…
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