Random music news for Saturday, July 6, 2024
Japanese is a super high-tech country, right? The government has just announced that they’re getting rid of floppy discs. *checks calendar* Nope. This is still 2024. (Via Sean) Meanwhile in music news for July 6, 2024…
- Diddy’s problems just keep getting worse.
- Warner Music is threatening AI companies training their models with copyrighted material: “Don’t you dare.”
- On that topic, why are labels suing AI companies? Here’s an explainer.
- Meanwhile, Sony Music is using the US courts to track down pirate sites that specialize in Japanese music.
- Still with Sony, they may have a partner in their purchase of the Queen catalogue.
- Avril Lavigne has been appointed to the Order of Canada.
- Threads now has 175 million monthly active users. Not bad, but still way behind X.
- Do you have this problem with Spotify’s algorithm?
- I hear dead people.
- AI now lets people remix music videos.
- “We’ve got to rethink music festivals.”
- Really, dude? REALLY?
- Call the Office was a legendary venue for people in London, Ontario, There’s now going to be a documentary. (Via Adam)
- The latest claim of copyright infringement/musical plagiarism is against Cardi B.
- This story pops up every once in a while: The oldest known recording of a human voice. (Sean again)
- YouTube has an app just for Tesla vehicles.
