FlowGPT Used Bad Bunny’s Voice and Shot to Fame; AudioStrip's Quest for Perfect Source Separation
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FlowGPT, an AI artist, used Bad Bunny’s voice and shot to fame
When Mauricio Bustos, 30, created the song “NostalgIA” in his humble apartment in downtown Santiago, he never expected that the Puerto Rican reggaeton and trap superstar Bad Bunny would actually pay it any mind. It was October 2023 and Bustos was publishing tracks on his YouTube channel, where he’d developed a modest fanbase that supported his career as an unsigned artist.
But “NostalgIA” hit different, and exploded on social media. Within a month, the song had struck viral gold, racking up half a million TikTok views and nearly a million Spotify streams. It even made it to the top 20 of Spain’s Spotify streaming charts.
The Weeknd to star in ‘immersive experience’ on Apple Vision Pro
It did not give any further details of what the experience will involve, although from the line in the announcement promising “special performances featuring the world’s biggest artists” we surmise that a.) it’ll be a performance, and b.) that other artists will be following.
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Web3 music technology gets its very own trade association
It’s called the Web3 Music Association (W3M) and has already signed up Beggars Group, Blue Raincoat Music, PIAS, Hospital Records, Tileyard and Karta among other members. It’s promising to be more than just a talking shop however: W3M is also working on a ‘Music Protocol’ which it says will help members to “transform music rights into dynamic assets that adapt to the evolving digital environment”.
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