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Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won't release it
An impressive new AI system from Google can generate music in any genre given a text description. But the company, fearing the risks, has no immediate plans to release it. Called MusicML, Google's certainly isn't the first generative AI system for…
NewJeans: 'We want to show the industry that music shouldn't be divided by language'
T hough it's a few generations and decades old, the sprawling, sensational world of K-pop feels like it's changed greatly in the past few years alone. With the world out from the shadow of the pandemic – a confusing, painful period of global…
Former YG Creative Director SINXITY unpacks the music industry, AXIS CCP, Semantic Error, and offers advice to budding creatives
Working as a creative is difficult in any industry, and when it comes to K-Pop, which was previously an emerging genre that's now a music industry titan, SINXITY, aka SJ, has been steadfast in his dedication to rise to the challenge. With 10 years…
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Review: Sandra Laronde's Miigis: Underwater Panther retells Anishinaabe legend through Indigenous dance, music, and visual arts
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Title: Miigis: Underwater Panther Director: Sandra Laronde Choreographer: Sandra Laronde Dancers: Rick Sacks with Julian Cote, Pura Fé, Marie Gaudet, Marc Merilainen, and Pierre…
Hijabi 'indie mothers' embraced by young Indonesian music fans
JAKARTA - At a packed festival in central Jakarta, hijab-clad sexagenarian singer Rien Djamain bursts into an upbeat track about nuclear destruction to a crowd of thousands, mostly young Indonesians. Behind the frontwoman of the all-female Nasida…
Google AI model to generate music from text could be bigger than ChatGPT
Researchers from Google published a paper saying they created a model generating high-fidelity music from text description. It's called MusicLM, and according to AI scientist Keunwoo Choi, this model's overall structure is based on other models…
Uncover Black music history at the Dolphin Club on Jekyll Island
With Black History Month on its way, why not celebrate by learning something new? Jekyll Island has a rich and interesting past. History buffs will know it as the destination of the last known slave ship, “The Wanderer,” while other…
Trans model Laith Ashley co-stars as Taylor Swift's love interest in new music video
For legions of fans, a new Taylor Swift video is reason enough to celebrate. But the singer's latest clip is also being hailed as a high-water mark for trans representation. Swift's new video for “Lavender Haze,” the second single…
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The Kid LAROI's New Music Video Love Interest Is a Doll - and She's on Instagram
The Kid LAROI has eyes for someone new, and she isn't just about material things. She literally is a material thing. LondonD0LL, the love interest in LAROI's latest music video for 'Love Again,' is on social media. And yes, as her handle implies…
Google AI can create music in any genre from a text description
MusicLM is surprisingly talented. Jon Fingas | @jonfingas |January 27, 2023 4:07 PM Never mind ChatGPT — music might be the next big frontier for AI content generation. Google recently published research on MusicLM, a system that creates…
Generative AI should pay human artists for training
Painters and singers need legal protection from the revolution in algorithmic creativity Receive free Artificial intelligence updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Artificial intelligence news every morning. A flat…
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Iconic '90s Country Hitmakers Shenandoah Delight a Packed House of Fans in Music Video for 'Revival
It was just last year that Shenandoah's frontman Marty Raybon, drummer Mike McGuire and country music hitmaker Tyler Hubbard walked into Marathon Music Works in Nashville for an industry event — and walked out with the possibility of…
The Best New Music This Week: Lil Yachty, Rae Sremmurd, Chloe, and More
The last Friday of January is going out with a bang. This week, there are a lot of new music releases from both rising and established acts. Lil Yachty is back with an experimental album, Let's Start Here, which features the standout track…
New Music Friday: The best new albums out today
Trying to keep up with this week's best and most exciting new music? Every Friday, we collect the best new albums available on streaming services on one page. This week, check out Popcaan's Great Is He, Fucked Up's One Day, Lil Yachty's Let's Start…
Van Halen's Sammy Hagar on making music, managing money - and drinking $80K bottles of wine
Sammy Hagar says he still can't drive 55. But it's hard to tell if he means that literally, or if he's speaking about his take-no-prisoners philosophy of life as a whole. Hagar — aka the Red Rocker — is the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer…
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