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What Makes the World Cup Hit Different? Ask the Music Industry
It's 1998. The World Cup is in France. But a new era of globalization and international trade has created a rising demand for Latin music, and the world's biggest soccer tournament needs anthem. Enter Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. A global sex…
Apple Music is getting a price hike
The cheapest plan is jumping from $10.99 per month to $11.99. The cheapest plan is jumping from $10.99 per month to $11.99. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The…
Leeds Playhouse Brassed Off musical instruments sent to Africa
Richard Baker, Yorkshire and Cathy Killick, Yorkshire Musical instruments used in a theatre production of the classic 1996 film Brassed Off have been donated to children in Cape Verde and Kenya. The instruments, mainly cornets and trombones, were…
Leeds Playhouse Brassed Off musical instruments sent to Africa
Musical instruments used in a theatre production of the classic 1996 film Brassed Off have been donated to children in Cape Verde and Kenya. The instruments, mainly cornets and trombones, were sourced from local restorer Dave Walker, who runs All…
Hackers Expose How AI Music App Suno Stole Decades Worth of Copyrighted Music
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A hack revealed in detail how AI music generating app Suno scraped millions of songs, likely including copyrighted ones, from across the web to feed into its AI model, 404 Media…
Two AIs got $100 each to make a music video by themselves
Someone at TryAI handed two frontier AI models the same assignment: here's Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk,' a budget, and a shell with ffmpeg plus access to every video-generation model on the market — now direct a music video by…
Apple Music Raises Subscription Prices
Apple Music is raised its prices by $1, the streaming service confirmed on Friday, marking its first price hike since 2022. “As a result of rising licensing costs, Apple Music is increasing its subscription price beginning today,”…
Mobile Music Unlimited celebrates 50 years
PORT ANGELES — A mobile music company that has had a Port Angeles location for decades is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. Mobile Music Unlimited first opened for business in July 1976, when Greg Hinton, who owned a car…
Lost Holocaust music goes on tour in Asia
In the midst of the Holocaust, a child sang a song about his mother's death in the Bershad ghetto, a pocket of current-day Ukraine that was occupied by Romania and Nazi Germany. In the song, the child watches strangers come and pray for his mother…
Apple Music and Apple One Are Now Going to Cost You More
Apple Music has hiked its subscription fee for the first time since late 2022, while the Apple One bundle is also getting more expensive. In the US, Apple Music's Individual plan jumped to $11.99 per month from $10.99. Apple Music's Family plan…
Apple Music just got pricier
Apple just raised the subscription fee for its eponymous music streaming service. For individual plans, the price has climbed by a dollar, and so has the affordable student tier. The fee for the family plan has gone up by $3, and it now costs…
A brand new grassroots music venue is opening in north London
News Radial will have live music, listening events, talks and club nights when it opens in Tottenham in September Written by Eloise Feilden Contributor, Time Out UK If you thought Tottenham was only good for tasty Turkish treats and the footy…
Apple Music Hikes Subscription Prices, Citing Rising Licensing Fees
Apple is hiking the prices of Apple Music subscription plans — the tech giant's first rate increases for the service since the fall of 2022, citing higher music licensing costs. The new pricing is effective in many of the markets worldwide…
An interview with one of the pioneers of Christian EDM music - Kurt Kirton
Kurt Kirton has been an acquaintance of mine (Timo) for several years. I interviewed him back while I was attending college circa 2011 over the airwaves. IVM: Good afternoon. This written interview has been a long time coming so thanks for talking…
Google AI Mode adds more Connected Apps, including YouTube Music
Google has expanded the capabilities of its AI-powered Search experience by adding support for more third-party Connected Apps in AI Mode. The latest update lets users link services such as YouTube Music, Canva, and Instacart, enabling everyday…
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