Sonorus: A weird new music database that…well, I’m not sure
Are you a music snob with strong opinions on what constitutes good music? Do you feel the need to tell people why their taste in music sucks? Think you can turn your positions
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We need to talk about how much longer the compact disc will survive. Is the end near?
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When Luminate, the company that monitors music sales and streaming consumption, released its weekly numbers last week, I sighed over the year-to-date sales of
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The Orb and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Sony have debuted a new AI Music project
Artificial intelligence is being embraced by many people within the music industry, including by both David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and members of The Orb. There’s a re-release of Metallica Spheres, an Orb
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YouTube is now in the business of offering AI-generated vocal clones of superstar singers
DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence division, is getting into the business of vocal clones of well-known performers with an AI program it calls Lyria. It ““excels at generating high-quality music with instrumentals and vocals,
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Artificial intelligence has created the “perfect” first dance song for weddings
One of the most difficult things for anyone tying the knot is agreeing on what song should be used for the first dance. How many people have fought over a dozen songs only
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Confused about the sizes and speeds of different records? Let me explain.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There are some things we don’t really question: the sun coming up in the east; American politics will continue to be dysfunctional; and the
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This lawsuit highlights one of the big problems facing AI-generated music: Using lyrics for AI training. [UPDATED]
[This article, first published on October 21, was updated with new information on the lawsuit. – AC] Artificial intelligence cannot be creative on its own. Programs need to be trained in order to
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There’s another company that will clone artists’ voices. This is getting weird.
Earlier this week, I wrote about Voicify, an app that will make voice clones of anyone, including famous singers. Not only can you use the app to create a chatbot that will speak
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Live Nation launches an “all access” subscription program for streaming concerts. Here’s how it works.
Veeps, which is part of Live Nation (and was founded by the Madden brothers of Good Charlotte a number of years ago), has been used to stream concerts since the pandemic had everyone
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Here are the latest developments in artificial intelligence and music you should know about.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A couple of years ago, the biggest topic in music was NFTs. They were the future, until they weren’t. Last year, the only thing anyone
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This program offers voice clones and chatbots based on musicians. This is…concerning.
It’s called YourArtist·AI. The startup has created voice bots based on the actual voices of Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, and a ton of others. You can chat with the
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