Duolingo Confirms Move Into Music; SoundCloud Rolls Out Clips-Focused Music Discovery Feed; Queen’s Brian May Chats About AI Threat
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Duolingo Confirms Move Into Music; SoundCloud Rolls Out Clips-Focused Music Discovery Feed; Queen’s Brian May Chats About AI Threat
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Language-learning app Duolingo confirms its move into music
From later this year, its app will feature a new music-education course, comprising “hundreds of interactive lessons all in a digital piano experience, with over 200 familiar tunes to learn”.
SoundCloud rolls out its clips-focused music discovery feed
It sits within a ‘Discovery’ tab in the app. “As you scroll on the Discovery page, we’ll show you songs we think you’ll like based on your listening history and musical taste,” blogged chief product officer Rohit Agarwal. “We’ll also tell you exactly why we’re recommending a song, whether it’s because you follow a certain artist or liked a specific track.”
Exceleration swoops for Redeye as it enters distribution and music services business
The acquisition also encompasses Redeye's in-house labels Yep Roc and Sundazed, and its publishing company Riff City Sounds.
The company building AI dubbing that preserves original voices
Seamus McAteer, the founder of Speechlab, discusses AI-generated speech and the importance of translating accents.
Queen’s Brian May on AI threat: ‘2023 will be the last year that humans dominate music.’
The Queen man is arguably as qualified to comment on matters of science and technology as he is on the state and evolution of pop music.
As AI Takes Hold in the Music Business, Make Sure Your Messaging is Clear
The music industry certainly finds itself at a pivotal crossroads where music companies will be forced to share their viewpoints on AI with various stakeholders throughout the industry — from artists and songwriters to investors, tech companies, and consumers — all poised to feel AI’s impact. If you are a music company involved in the ever-evolving AI conversation, here are some things to keep in mind while shaping your communications strategy.
A.I.-Generated Song That Mimics Drake & The Weeknd Submitted for Grammy Consideration
Ghostwriter, the person behind "Heart on My Sleeve," also released a new A.I.-generated track that sounds like Travis Scott and 21 Savage.
Could AI Ever Master Jazz Music?
In a new Mind Matters podcast, host Robert J. Marks sat down with James Hirsen, who performed as a musician for many years, to talk AI, deep fakes, and the possibility of artificially contrived music.
PRS for Music expands its metadata-fixing Nexus program
One of the most infamous data gaps in the music industry has been the one between publishing data and recordings.
4 Ways The Metaverse And Web3 Will Transform Music
In this future internet, web3, and metaverse technologies will transform how we engage with our favorite artists, musicians and sports stars. It'll give us more immersive gaming and entertainment experiences and new ways of consuming art. It will alter creative industries forever.
"Vocal deepfakes are here to stay": AI voice cloning is about to change pop music forever. Here's why
After the AI-generated 'fake Drake' track shook the music industry, the major labels are planning to legitimize AI vocal cloning with big-name artists. Where could it lead?
How criminal networks in Sweden use false Spotify streams to launder money
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