Random music news for Thursday, March 2, 2023

Deep fakes. The chaos has only begun. This is worrisome, to say the least. Music news for March 2, 2023? Not so much.

1. Snapchat has its own AI chatbot now, but cautions that it might be prone to hallucinations.
2. Speaking of AI, there are measures to set standards for “responsible synthetic media.”
3. Katy Perry had a moment. Can you blame her?
4. The father of the cellphone is both pessimistic and optimistic.
5. Nickelback is getting their own exhibit at Calgary’s National Music Centre. It starts March 9. (Via a press release)
6. What do Beyonce, Sam Smith and the war in Ukraine have in common? This guy.
7. Google Assistant can now unearth samples in songs.
8. “Every car should have an AM radio.” Discuss.
9. Why we rave. That is a complete sentence, by the way.
10. Now that Noel is getting divorced, could that improve the chances of an Oasis reunion? Let’s speculate wildly.
11. Streaming music services are brining in a ton of money, but they’re not profitable. Here’s another example.
12. Fun: A predictions from 1981 about what newspapers will look like in the future.
13. This ain’t right. It just isn’t.
14. The copyright cops may be coming for Andy Warhol.
15. Where is future growth in the music industry going to come from? Let’s investigate.
16. How do some musicians manage to have long-term careers? There’s a study into this.

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BONUS: I dare you watch this without flinching.