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AI in Music: Keeping It Human While Changing the Game

AI has been popping up everywhere in the music industry and beyond, but not every new tool actually makes life easier for artists, labels, or teams. So how do you separate the hype from what really matters and build tools that serve your own goals?

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Artist, Songwriter, Producer… or AI Music Designer?

After decades of investing in human talent, does the music industry really want to replace talented songwriters, artists and producers with an AI music designer to save money and speed up production? UMG seems to be saying yes, writes Bobby Owsinski.

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Benji Rogers: Trends that will drive the Music Business in 2025

As the the year winds down we asked a handful of the new music industry’s finest professionals to help us identify the music business trends and technologies that will drive 2025. Today, Benji Rogers shares what he sees at the start of a “an extremely transformative era in the music and creative industries.”

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Principles for AI Music Creation

Principles for AI Music Creation: UMG, NAMM & SoundCloud sign on

AI For Music has backing from UMG, Rolland, SoundCloud, NAMM and more. Not the music and tech trade group is promoting an ethics code and principles for AI music creation.. Continue reading

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Sammy Jordan of Kite Hill shares two key Predictions for AI in Music & Entertainment in 2024

Artificial intelligence and how it will change music and entertainment was justifiably a hot topic in the last half of 2023. Sammy Jordan of Kite Hill offers two very educated. Continue reading

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Which AI tools are most popular with musicians and producers?

AI for music was one of the year’s hottest topics. But which AI tools are musicians and music producers using the most? The team at the recording studio and rehearsal. Continue reading

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Let 1,000 AI Startups Bloom: Why the Time to Disrupt the Music Industry Is Now [Kyle Bylin]

Former Hypebot editor Kyle Bylin argues that artificial intelligence will soon revolutionize the music industry even more than past innovations like MP3s and streaming. AI tools will enable anyone to. Continue reading

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Spotify prompt-driven AI playlists risk devaluing many artists, genres

Spotify is testing AI-generated playlists based on custom prompts. The streamer successfully launched its AI-powered DJ feature last year. Code pointing to prompt-driven AI playlists was discovered within the Spotify. Continue reading

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New bill empowers musicians to negotiate with streamers, AI platforms

A revised version of the Protect Working Musicians Act introduced by US Representative Deborah Ross of North Carolina would make it easier for independent musicians to negotiate with streaming services and. Continue reading

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AI Music Agreements need to address these 5 issues [Chris Castle]

YouTube’s new deal with UMG to explore music and AI is among the countless initiates attempting to make sense of and monetize AI. Attorney Chris Castle cuts through the noise. Continue reading

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Judge in AI lawsuit rules that humans are essential to copyright

US District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell has ruled that AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted. In a decision that will have implications for future court cases on copyrights for music. Continue reading

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