What Do Songwriters Think of AI Music?; Endel, Universal Music Group to Create AI-Powered, Artist-Driven Functional Music
What Do Songwriters Think of AI Music?; Endel, Universal Music Group to Create AI-Powered, Artist-Driven Functional Music
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boombox.io Raises $7M to Build Out Creator Platform for Music Makers Link
Endel and Universal Music Group to Create AI-Powered, Artist-Driven Functional Music, Designed to Support Listener Wellness Link
Popular music companies have already stepped in to remove songs from streaming platforms by filing copyright claims, but other songs still remain up, emphasizing a gray area in the music industry. Link
Drake, Grimes, The Weeknd and Holly Herndon are all part of the AI vocalist boom – and they all seem to have different perspectives. Link
The video for Bebe Rexha, PNAU, and Ozuna's new song "Stars" feels designed to numb you into submission Link
Snoop Dogg has revealed his feelings about AI technology creating music and mimicking the voices of pop stars. Link
Tony Yayo introduced an AI song "starring" 2Pac, Biggie, and 50 Cent while on Mike Tyson's podcast, shocking the former boxer. Link
Using AI, here's how The Beatles might have sounded singing each other's songs - plus songs from other groups. Link
If Artificial Intelligence is now poised to attempt to write songs for songwriters, shouldn't songwriters be worried? Link
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has weighed in on a debate about people using Artificial Intelligence to recreate fake tracks and artist voices. Link
Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins has offered an opinion on AI. Sitting down for an interview with DJ Zach Sang earlier in May, Corgan spoke about how “AI will change music forever. Because once young artists figure out that they can use AI to game the system and write them a better song, they’re not going to spend 10,000 hours in a basement like I did.” Link
Cube is the most recent musician to voice is disapproval over the new technology. Link
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