Nearly 50% Musicians Would Use AI for Songwriting; Music Industry Must Stay in Tune with GenAI
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Nearly 50% Musicians Would Use AI for Songwriting
It's interesting that amidst the growing discontent with Gen AI among musicians and labels, independent artists prefer using artificial intelligence in their creative projects. Ditto surveyed 1,200 indie musicians to reveal that nearly 50% of them would use AI tools for songwriting.
The music industry must find a way to stay in tune with GenAI
Artificial intelligence can continue to amplify human creativity, if everyone plays by certain key principles.
Spotify Launches Personalised AI Playlists in Beta
Spotify releases prompt-based personalised playlists for its Premium subscribers. This new tool to “fuel discovery and music curation” is currently available in beta for Android and iOS users from the UK and Australia.
“Welcome to the Sound Wellness Revolution”: Endel’s AI-Generated Soundscapes and the Commodification of Passive Listening
Endel, a German company founded in 2018, has been described as “the first-ever algorithm to sign a deal with a major label.” Unlike music companies that use generative AI to write new songs, Endel is a standalone subscription service that uses AI to create ever-shifting “wellness soundscapes” that dynamically adapt to information such as the weather, time of day, and listener’s heart rate.
AI Will Make Music 'Come Alive Again,' CreateSafe CEO Says
CreateSafe co-founder and CEO Daouda Leonard answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk, including the role of record labels in the future of music and how AI and blockchain technologies can transform the industry.
ICMP launches ‘Rights and AI’ website for music rightsholders
The latest initiative aimed at music rightsholders worried about the potential impact of AI is a website called ‘Rights and AI’.
⚙️ Cool Tools
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'Reggaeton Be Gone': This homemade machine silences neighbours' loud music using AI
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🎼 Innovation
Ne-Yo on AI impact on music: ‘How is it creative to mimic me?’
Gen AI ‘largely successful’ in music composition for commercial briefs
AI or Human? Music Fans Won’t Care, Says Avenged Sevenfold Frontman
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It feels like "Reggaeton Be Gone" is a racist title for that AI product. Although I also think it's pretty funny and cool, as a product - without singling out music like that. Curious! Thanks for the interesting articles.