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variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Miranda Lambert Joins MCA Records
Music Industry Moves: Miranda Lambert Joins MCA Records
Variety

MCA Records has announced that three-time Grammy winner Miranda Lambert will release future music with the label, which was formerly known as Universal Music Nashville. “Throughout my life and career, I have found that the common thread in…

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…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate
Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate
The Standard

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…

salon.com - Kenneth Womack - American Music Honors bridges generations as Springsteen Center expands its vision
American Music Honors bridges generations as Springsteen Center expands its vision
Salon.com

Now in its fourth year, the American Music Honors convened on Saturday evening at Monmouth University in fine style. Presented by the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, the annual event honors American artists who have achieved excellence…

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…

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…

9to5mac.com - Marcus Mendes - Apple Music suffering second outage in two weeks
Apple Music suffering second outage in two weeks
9to5Mac

Following last week's outage, Apple Music is down for some users again, according to Apple's System Status page. Here are the details. Last week, Apple Music experienced an outage that began at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday and continued intermittently…

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…

timeout.com - Zara Dosanjh - One of the UK's best music festivals is now employee-owned
One of the UK's best music festivals is now employee-owned
Time Out

News Award-winning grassroots creative showcase Shambala is handing its 26-year legacy over to the people that make it happen Written by Zara Dosanjh Contributor, Time Out UK When you're soaking up some good tunes in the sun, few things kill the…

theverge.com - Emma Roth - Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music
Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music
The Verge

The music streaming platform says 44 percent of all daily song uploads are made with AI. The music streaming platform says 44 percent of all daily song uploads are made with AI. Image: The Verge / Shutterstock All the latest in AI ‘music'…

gazette.com - Carlotta Olson Denver Gazette - Springs Scene - Music
Springs Scene - Music
The Gazette

Slomosa — With the Mainliners, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $33.72-$35.72; blacksheeprocks.com. Heidi Alina, Piano Recital — 6:15-7:30 p.m., Harmonic Garden, 335 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs;…

arstechnica.com - Ryan Whitwam - Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
Ars Technica

Music streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music have become the primary way people listen to music, which can be a lot more convenient than buying individual albums. However, this also makes it easier for AI-created tracks to worm their way…

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