AI Tools Turning Words Into Music; Universal Music, BandLab to Protect Artist Rights Amid Rising AI Use; $4M Riffusion Raise Lights Up AI Music Scene
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Live From the Uncanny Valley: How AI Tools Are Turning Words Into Music
What do “arpeggiated synths and light-up dancefloor grooves” sound like, exactly? MusicLM has an answer.
Universal Music, BandLab team up to protect artist rights amid rising AI use
Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), the label representing Taylor Swift, said on Wednesday it has partnered with digital music firm BandLab Technologies to help protect the rights of artists and songwriters amid the growing use of artificial intelligence. The deal marks the latest move by the label in the music industry, which is grappling with songs created by generative AI — a technology that makes it easy for internet users to mimic artists' voices, often without their consent.
Blending Tech and Tunes, $4 Million Riffusion Raise Lights Up AI Music Scene
As society grapples with the role of AI in the arts, Riffusion stands at the crossroads, exploring the possibilities of AI-generated melodies.
What Would It Take for an AI-Generated Song to Qualify for a Grammy?
As if there wasn’t already enough drama and confusion around AI and the music industry, the shadowy musician Ghostwriter’s song “Heart on My Sleeve” — which used generative AI to create fake verses that sound uncannily like Drake and the Weeknd — has spawned no small amount of confusion regarding the Grammys.
Moises is the latest company helping artists clone their voices
It’s called AI Voice Studio and is launching with 11 ‘voice packs’ that can be licensed. Moises is suggesting that producers can use the new feature to pitch songs to labels, artists and other clients, using whatever voice pack best suits their track.
Warner’s Spinnin’ Records partners with generative AI startup Endel to create 50 AI-generated wellness albums
The digital and AI revolutions aren’t just changing how music is created and consumed – they’re also changing the very nature of music, and nowhere is that clearer than in the emergence of functional music.
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