TikTok Tests AI Song Tool; Welcome to the Sound Wellness Revolution; AI Threats Emerge In Music Publishers’ Battle With Big Tech
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TikTok is testing an ‘AI Song’ tool that uses a large language model for lyric generation
The tool doesn’t generate music, but rather lyrics, using an LLM called BLOOM, which stands for BigScience Large Open-science Open-access Multilingual Language Model. MBW understands that the music paired with those lyrics was produced in-house at TikTok.
‘Welcome to the Sound Wellness Revolution’: Endel’s AI-Generated Soundscapes and the Commodification of Passive Listening
Building on the popularity of passive listening practices, functional music companies like Endel take things a step further by offering personalized soundscapes that target specific goals. Endel’s current soundscape offerings include “Focus,” “Relax,” “Move,” “Study,” and even “Intimate Connections.” What’s more, the company promises that its AI will adapt these soundscapes in real time to optimize their efficacy. But what do these soundscapes sound like, and is their science sound?
Streaming fraud detection platform Beatdapp raises $17m, inks partnership with Universal Music Group
Beatdapp plans to use the latest funding to recruit senior leaders, expand its data science and technical teams, and venture into new markets.
TRAX, a web3 music startup for ‘superfans’, raises $2.9M in decentralized funding round
This injection, completed on December 23, 2023, allows TRAX to operate its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) guided by the holders of its $TRAX tokens. The funds will be allocated to TRAX DAO’s treasury, with token holders deciding on how they are utilized.
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