Random music news for Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Google’s Gemini AI product has trouble generating images of people. It created historically inaccurate images, including racially-diverse Nazi-era German soldiers. Humans were involved in the reporting of music news for February 28, 2024.
- Apple has canceled its electric car project.
- Meanwhile, Apple earned US$3,074 per second in 2023.
- The American Federation of Musicians has a new tentative agreement with movie and TV producers over streaming residuals and the misuse of AI.
- It’s been three years since Spotify announced a high-resolution stream. So where is it?
- This investment could help turn Afrobeat into more of a worldwide thing.
- SoundCloud has a new feature: Mood Targeting for Ads.
- The Royal Mint has revealed a new George Michael coin.
- This ex-boyband member claims that Taylor Swift is performing satanic rituals in full view of fans.
- Well, this was pretty specific.
- What are the best albums to own on vinyl? Here’s what audiophiles say. And I can’t disagree with them. (Via Christopher.
- Wait: Kid Rock got a birthday gift from Bud Light? He did.
- The “Hotel California” lyrics trial is on this week. Here’s some of Don Henley’s testimony. It’s a bit weird that this came up.
- Liam Gallagher to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: “F*CK OFF!”
- Love radio stories? Get a load of this!
- And there’s a call for the Canadian government to help out local radio.
BONUS: Has it come to this? (Christopher again)