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theguardian.com - Robert Booth - Jean-Michel Jarre urges music and film industries to embrace AI
Jean-Michel Jarre urges music and film industries to embrace AI
The Guardian

Jean-Michel Jarre has attacked the conservatism of the music and film industries over AI and urged them to embrace the technology instead of being fearful and “very anti-AI”. Jarre, one of the pioneers of electronic music in the…

radaronline.com - Aaron Tinney - EXCLUSIVE: Radar Exposes Brutal Details of Music Industry's 'Most Nightmarish Modern Murder Court Case in Decades
EXCLUSIVE: Radar Exposes Brutal Details of Music Industry's 'Most Nightmarish Modern Murder Court Case in Decades
RadarOnline

Rapper D4vd has pleaded not guilty to murder in a case insiders told RadarOnline.com is one of the most harrowing to emerge from the modern music industry, as prosecutors laid out allegations surrounding the death of a teenage girl that have…

france24.com - Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate
Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate
FRANCE 24

Since debuting late last year, 'Lolita' has given TV interviews, landed representation by a top booking agency and had a cabinet member use the digitally generated singer's telegenic image to promote his ministry's projects. But the videos'…

bbc.co.uk - Irish music festival on Glasgow Green postponed until 2027
Irish music festival on Glasgow Green postponed until 2027
BBC

A two-day Irish music festival set to be held on Glasgow Green has been postponed just weeks before it was to take place. GlasGael was scheduled to be held on 2-3 May in the city centre, featuring acts like The High Kings, the Tumbling Paddies and…

techcrunch.com - Sarah Perez - GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists
GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists
TechCrunch

Today's AI music startups, like Suno and Udio, offer technology that leverage artifical intelligence for music generation. But a new company, GRAI, believes that most people don't want to use AI to generate music from scratch — they'd rather…

hypebot.com - News - Music Tectonics 2026 Sets Sights on Growing Music's Total Market
Music Tectonics 2026 Sets Sights on Growing Music's Total Market
Hypebot

The music industry is constantly grappling with the limits and accessibility of 'scale.' That's the premise behind Music Tectonics 2026, which is positioning this year's gathering as a catalyst for turning music's cultural dominance into real…

express.co.uk - Tiffany Lo - 60s music legend makes tragic death confession
60s music legend makes tragic death confession
Daily Express

John Fogerty reflected on his life after 67 years in the music industry Grammy Award-winning musician John Fogerty was in a downward spiral until he met his wife, Julie, while on tour and saved his life. The Creedence Clearwater Revival singer…

bloomberg.com - Lucas Shaw - The Music Executive Orchestrating Ye's Risky Comeback Tour
The Music Executive Orchestrating Ye's Risky Comeback Tour
Bloomberg

On Wednesday, March 25, Larry Jackson invited executives from Spotify Technology SA and Apple Music to the Southern California home of Ye, the musical artist formerly known as Kanye West. Ye was finishing work on a new album, Bully, which Jackson…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Music executive behind K-pop group BTS faces arrest in South Korea
Music executive behind K-pop group BTS faces arrest in South Korea
The Guardian

South Korean police said on Tuesday they were seeking to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk, the chair of the agency behind the K-pop band BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100m (£74m) in an investor…

wsj.com - Charles Isherwood - 'Schmigadoon!' Review: A Loving Lampoon of Broadway Musicals
'Schmigadoon!' Review: A Loving Lampoon of Broadway Musicals
Wall Street Journal

After its heyday in the middle decades of the 20th century, the Broadway musical became something of a niche art form, still beloved by many but likely to raise snickers among others for its essential form, in which seemingly normal human beings…

thesun.co.uk - Ellie Henman - Oasis fan frenzy as Noel Gallagher says he's in studio writing NEW music
Oasis fan frenzy as Noel Gallagher says he's in studio writing NEW music
The Sun

NOEL GALLAGHER has whipped Oasis fans into a frenzy after revealing he was in the studio writing new music – but refusing to say who for. Appearing on talkSPORT with Andy Goldstein, Noel said: “I'm in the studio noodling away,”…

thesun.co.uk - Howell Davies - Major blow for J-Lo as new £22m musical makes £7k in first weekend in UK
Major blow for J-Lo as new £22m musical makes £7k in first weekend in UK
The Sun

JENNIFER LOPEZ might be singing the blues after the release of her new £22million musical, as it made just £6,856 at the UK box office in its opening weekend. Kiss Of The Spider Woman came out here on Friday and was shown in 145…

nme.com - Laura Molloy - Shambala to become UK's first employee-owned music festival
Shambala to become UK's first employee-owned music festival
NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

Shambala is set to become the UK's first employee-owned music festival. The annual, four-day music festival will be held in Northamptonshire between August 27-30 this year, with Bob Vylan, Goat, Los Bitchos, and more due to perform. You can find…

theweek.com - The Week US - Music reviews: Ella Langley and My New Band Believe
Music reviews: Ella Langley and My New Band Believe
The Week

“Ella Langley wants to write timeless songs, ones that'll be passed down and rediscovered in 75 years,” said Ethan Beck in Paste. The 26-year-old Alabama native may have done that with “Choosin' Texas,” a tune that's…

billboard.com - Kristin Robinson - How AI Rights Are Changing Record Contracts - and Why Music Attorneys Are Pushing Back
How AI Rights Are Changing Record Contracts - and Why Music Attorneys Are Pushing Back
Billboard

This March, Jimmy Hession, an artist manager at Milk & Honey, was ironing out a producer agreement with the Sony-owned, European dance label B1 Recordings for his client Paul Harris, who worked on the Alok and Khalid track “Dive into…

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