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As costs rise and income falls, live music industry hopes to reverse decline
Venues and artists in SA's second biggest city, Mount Gambier, say soaring costs have led to a decline in gigs. The lack of tours coming to the city has led to backlash against a local venue owner. MusicSA says the issue is nationwide, and a…
Sir Ridley Scott: 'Great writing is like great music'
Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott has said “great writing is like great music”. The director, 88, known for Gladiator, The Martian and Thelma and Louise, was behind the upcoming film adaptation of Peter Heller's 2012 novel, The Dog Stars.
Apple Music to Add Labels for AI-Generated Music Later This Year
Apple Music sent an email, obtained by Billboard, to music industry partners on Thursday (Aug. 20), announcing its Made With AI labeling initiative. Later this year, the platform notes that any song that is tagged as being “materially…
AI Music Generator Mureka Launches V9.5 and O3: Music Models That (Hopefully) Sound Human
AI music generator Mureka is launching V9.5 and previewing the upcoming O3 model this week, which the company hopes will make it easier for aspiring artists to create music with more character and creativity. The upcoming “O3” model…
Apple Music to Label AI-Made Tracks Later This Year
Apple Music will begin labeling songs on the platform derived from AI platforms, adding a “Made With AI” label to such songs later this year. In a note to its industry partners and one viewed by Variety, the service said that record…
AI Music Companies Udio and GRAI License Swath of Patents From UMG-Backed Music IP Holdings (EXCLUSIVE)
Patents are often the bedrock of new innovation, and a suite of patents defining how AI-generated music can be created, licensed and monetized has hit the market — with multiple AI companies lined up to license them. Music IP Holdings, a…
Bangkok Locations You've Seen in Music Videos
Where: 228/3 Chakrabongse Road, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon Seen in: LISA – ‘Rockstar' (2024); also ATEEZ – ‘Halazia' (2022) If you know only one abandoned building in Bangkok, it's probably this. New World was a department…
Rain delay DJ: Teel talks storm chasing aspirations, musical talents
CHICAGO – If people judge Kyle Teel simply by his exceptional on-field work, as shown during a healthy 2025 season, then they are missing out on other interesting facets of the 24-year-old's life. Sure, he can hit for power, hit for average…
Apple Music will soon get visible labels for AI-generated content
Apple has shared more details about the AI labeling requirements it announced for Apple Music back in March. Here are the details. Earlier this year, Apple announced that Apple Music would soon require AI transparency disclosures for new artwork…
Mike Kayihura opens up on 'wasted time', new music chapter
Rwandan singer and songwriter Mike Kayihura says some of the biggest lessons of his music career have come from periods when he had little control over his music or how he spent the money he earned from it. Kayihura made the revelations during a…
Australian Ballet panned for using canned music
The cash-strapped Australian Ballet says it uses pre-recorded music on its regional tours for logistical reasons, as musicians claim the taxpayer-subsidised company is compromising artistic integrity and its duty to provide employment in the name…
Apple Music to Launch Labels on AI Tracks Later This Year
Apple Music will soon launch labels on songs created with artificial intelligence, the company said in an email sent out to industry partners on Thursday. In the email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service said that AI music…
Adobe Firefly's music, voiceover, and sound effects generation tools now generally available
Users can now create fully licensed tracks, voiceover, and sound effects on Adobe's Firefly AI assistant. Here are the details. Adobe recently conducted a survey in partnership with Berklee College of Music to understand the workflows and…
Udio and GRAI Adopt UMG and Liquidax-Backed AI Music Patents
Music IP Holdings (MIH) — an intellectual property development company formed through a strategic partnership between Universal Music Group (UMG) and Liquidax Capital — revealed on Thursday (Aug. 20) that AI music start-ups Udio and…
Fans Share Which Songs Get Them Hyped for the Gym at Outside Lands Music Festival | Man On the Street
Fans at Outside Lands music festival share which songs get them into motion. Tetris Kelly: The Planet Fitness movement mixes are built around a simple but deeply personal truth: What we listen to while we move often shapes who we're becoming in the…
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