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Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: AI in the Music Industry
Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…
Deezer's new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others
As the rise of AI-generated music on streaming services continues, concerns are growing regarding how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their models, as well as how potential manipulations in streaming systems could lead to fraud.
Unsecured creditors of iconic music festival to get 11c in the dollar
A liquidator's report into the collapse of the iconic Byron Bay Bluesfest music festival has shed light on several unusual transactions and the possibility one of its companies was trading while insolvent for months. Creditors are expected to…
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…
Ariana Grande Tells White House To Not Use Her Music Over 'Barbaric' Post
Ariana Grande blasted the White House on Thursday for using one of her songs in a TikTok post, according to multiple outlets, demanding it “not ever use” her music for “barbaric” content. Ariana Grande attends The 2024…
Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in 'barbaric, inhumane' ICE video
Ariana Grande has rebuked Donald Trump's White House over use of her music in a video documenting the detaining of immigrants. Earlier this week, the White House posted a montage of ICE agents handcuffing and detaining people, with the caption…
Man against the machine: Fake music swamps streamers
Paul Dempsey has one of the most distinctive voices in Australian music, but he's worried about being drowned out by a flood of artificially-generated tracks amid reports that up to 44 per cent of songs being uploaded to music streaming services…
Music Publishers Are Cautiously Warming to AI Song Generator Startups
Artificial intelligence was the main conversation at the National Music Publishers Association's annual meeting in New York on Wednesday, as the trade organization announced during the event that it inked a licensing agreement with AI music…
Can musical adaptation of 'Yumi's Cells' bring 'new sense of fantasy' to beloved story?
Can “Yumi's Cells” translate to the musical stage after its success as a webtoon, drama and animation? The stage adaptation is the latest expansion of the franchise, but its creators say the musical has its own creative justification…
Six Australian music acts inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame
Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika and Linda Bull were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Sydney. Thursday night's honours included a posthumous gong for Indigenous icon Gurrumul, who died…
Goan music festival in West London off as licence refused
Plans for a Goan cultural and music festival of almost 5,000 people have been rejected by Hillingdon Council. An application had been made to hold the festival in the Harlington School grounds on Pinkwell Lane in Hayes. The organisers had intended…
Noname Is Touring 'Telefone': Everything We Loved in Music This Week
All of the biggest music headlines in one place and playlist. Updated live throughout the week. 2016 is so back. If you would've told us that Noname would be touring Telefone in 2026, we would surely have not believed you. In commemoration of the…
Ahdritz Capital Leads Investment in AI-Distributor Madverse Music Group
New Delhi-based distributor Madverse Music Group said on Thursday (June 11) it secured seed funding from a group of investors led by Kobalt co-founder Willard Ahdritz ‘s investment firm, Ahdritz Capital. Founded in 2023 by CEO Rohan Nesho…
Beyond The Pale kicks off with three days of music, arts and food
Beyond The Pale returns to the Glendalough Estate today for three days of music, arts, food and wellness. After all the festival's last-minute drama in 2025, it's great to see Declan Forde and his team back stronger than ever with the Co Wicklow…
The Rise and Fall of the 'Hipster Music' Era, 2000-2014: VICE's Definitive Timeline
In recent days, our timelines have broken out into a huge, sprawling fight about when the “hipster era” really was, who hipsters really were, and—by extension—what music they were actually listening to. It felt like an…
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