Groover Acquires Temple to Expand Artist Tools; Moises Powers Whitney Houston’s Return to the Stage
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AI music is coming for your playlist. How are musicians coping?
While there have been mentions of this phenomenon in the past, AI has finally invaded our sanctum sanctorum: our playlist. Naturally, musicians must step up.
Moises Powers Whitney Houston’s Return to the Stage
Moises’ AI stem separation technology extracts Whitney Houston’s vocals from original recordings, enabling live orchestral performances across a seven-city tour.
Groover Acquires Temple to Expand Artist Tools
Introducing Temple by Groover, a new suite of digital tools for artists looking to convert listeners into loyal fans.
Paramount+ Announces ‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Premiering on October 7
Described as the definitive account of the incomparable Ozzy Osbourne’s last six years, “Ozzy: No Escape From Now” will exclusively premiere on Paramount+ on Tuesday, October 7, in the U.S. and internationally, excluding Japan.
Epidemic Sound launches AI music tool 'Adapt' alongside expanded artist compensation model
This launch signals the beginning of Epidemic Sound’s next era of soundtracking, which is focused on using AI to amplify creativity and empower creators while keeping musicians’ human artistry at the center.
All Eyes, No Ears: New MIDiA Data Shows Why Virality Is Not Building Fandom
Are listeners overwhelmed — instead of excited — about discovering new music via social media posts? A new report could provide answers.
YouTube reveals new tools and $100bn payouts in last four years
“Over the last four years, we’ve paid out over $100 billion to creators, artists and media companies,” said CEO Neal Mohan in his introduction to the event. Among the speakers from YouTube was music boss Lyor Cohen, to talk about new features for artists.
Found in Translation at iHeartMedia
The company is using SpeechLab to amplify its reach.
Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors
MBW's Trailblazers series meets Randy Fusee, CEO of music streaming platform Coda Music.
Japanese girl group AKB48 release AI-assisted single after fan vote
One of Japan's biggest girl groups, AKB48, have released a single that was partially generated by artificial intelligence, after a televised songwriting contest. The competition saw composer Yasushi Akimoto, whose songs have collectively sold more than 100 million copies, go head-to-head with an "AI Akimoto" trained on his writing style.
1 in 3 chart-topping hits in Germany last year went viral on TikTok first, platform says
TikTok is boasting that “the path to many chart successes begins" on its platform.
YouTube rolls out AI tool that can turn speech into songs for Shorts powered by Google DeepMind’s Lyria 2 music model
YouTube has introduced a set of new artificial intelligence features for video production to better compete with rivals like TikTok in the short-form content platform market.
Megh Vakharia of SymphonyOS on World Building in the Music Biz
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