AI Could Usher in a New Era of Music. Will It Suck?
1 year, 6 months ago

AI Could Usher in a New Era of Music. Will It Suck?

Wired  

Michael Sayman has worked at Facebook, Google, Roblox, and Twitter. “Now there’s nearly a million streams on the site.” Sayman’s site is AI Hits. With its notable fealty to the real thing, the Drake-mimicking “Heart on My Sleeve” became the first “hit” of the AI music era, and various versions of it dominate AI Hits. “And how does that even work, when you can make a hundred remixes of the same song?” That latter question, over the legality of the practice of AI music, is central. On a recent podcast interview, Ice Cube urged Drake to directly sue the creator of “Heart on My Sleeve,” and he has tweeted that he finds the idea of generating a song in the style of a dead artist without the approval of the artist’s estate to be “evil and demonic.” But when looking past AI’s potential for legal or ethical blunders, other artists, from pioneering musicians like Holly Herndon to legacy acts like the the Pet Shop Boys, are bullish on AI as a creative tool.

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AI creates never-before-heard sound
3 weeks, 5 days ago

AI creates never-before-heard sound

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new generative artificial intelligence model, called Fugatto, was built by a team at computer chip giant …

British stars join generative AI protest against ‘unlicensed use’ of works
2 months ago

British stars join generative AI protest against ‘unlicensed use’ of works

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Radiohead singer Thom …

Screen composers fight for better regulations around music generated by artificial intelligence
5 months, 1 week ago

Screen composers fight for better regulations around music generated by artificial intelligence

ABC  

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at lightning pace, humans who've spent decades working on their craft are fighting back against the prospect of being replaced by machines. "The AI just kind of creates this smoothie, grey goo… a thing that sounds like music but it's homogenous," he says. "I was just with some screen composers last weekend and one …

YouTube in talks with music labels to license music for AI song generator: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube in talks with music labels to license music for AI song generator: Report

The Hindu  

YouTube is in talks with music record labels to license songs for training artificial intelligence tools that clone songs by popular artists, according to a report by The Financial Times. YouTube is planning to launch new AI tools this year and needs labels’ content to legally train AI song generators, sources told the outlet. A letter signed by more than …

Art meets invasion: Inside the face-off with AI
6 months ago

Art meets invasion: Inside the face-off with AI

Hindustan Times  

Work on it began a bit before that point, in the 1980s, when a prolific musician named David Cope was tasked with creating the music for an opera. In it, the artists urge AI developers, technology companies, platforms and digital music services to refrain from employing AI in ways that undermine and diminish the rights of human creators. Earlier this …

‘Your days are numbered’: What songwriting could sound like in an AI future
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Your days are numbered’: What songwriting could sound like in an AI future

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s not saying, ‘Here’s a song about my experience …

Washed Out’s new music video was created with AI. Is it a watershed moment for Sora?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Washed Out’s new music video was created with AI. Is it a watershed moment for Sora?

LA Times  

“The Hardest Part,” a new song from indie pop artist Washed Out, is all about love lost, among the most human of themes. With Thursday’s release of “The Hardest Part,” Macon, Ga.-based Washed Out, whose real name is Ernest Greene, has the first collaboration between a major music artist and filmmaker on a music video using OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video technology, …

AI music isn't going away. Here are 4 big questions about what's next
7 months, 4 weeks ago

AI music isn't going away. Here are 4 big questions about what's next

NPR  

AI music isn't going away. And for those anxious that the inherent value of music has already sunk too far in the public eye, it's doubly worrying that the underlying message of AI's powers of mimicry is, "It's pretty easy to do what you do, sound how you sound, make what you make," as Ezra Klein put it in a …

Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj submit letter to AI developers to honor artists’ rights
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj submit letter to AI developers to honor artists’ rights

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder, Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Peter Frampton, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson and J Balvin are just some of the over 200 names featured on a new open letter submitted by the Artist Rights Alliance non-profit, calling on artificial intelligence tech companies, developers, platforms, digital music services and platforms to stop using AI “to infringe …

Spotify clarifies position on whether it will ban AI-powered music
1 year, 2 months ago

Spotify clarifies position on whether it will ban AI-powered music

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The boss of Spotify has said he would not completely ban content generated …

YouTube Music Launches AI Incubator, Partners With Universal Music
1 year, 4 months ago

YouTube Music Launches AI Incubator, Partners With Universal Music

News 18  

YouTube is developing an ‘AI framework’ and launching the YouTube Music AI Incubator by working with its music partners such as Universal Music to identify how generative AI can be a part of the music industry moving forward. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said that they’re coming up with “three fundamental AI principles” to enhance music creatively, while also protecting music …

Ritviz feels it’s time to embrace the AI technology
1 year, 4 months ago

Ritviz feels it’s time to embrace the AI technology

Hindustan Times  

There might be a growing debate about the use of AI in the music industry, with musicians mulling over the foreseen pros and cons. Electronica musician Ritviz released his debut album Mimmi last year “We should embrace AI technology, hundred percent. Explaining how the music world has evolved by embracing technology, the 27-year-old adds, “Like some three-four years ago, no …

Hozier would consider striking over AI threat to music industry
1 year, 4 months ago

Hozier would consider striking over AI threat to music industry

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Irish singer Hozier has said he would consider striking over the threat of …

Creative Dystopia: Google, Universal Studios to work together and make deepfake, AI-gen music
1 year, 4 months ago

Creative Dystopia: Google, Universal Studios to work together and make deepfake, AI-gen music

Firstpost  

Music labels all around the world seem to be warming up to the idea of AI generated music being a great way to make money. Google and Universal Music are set to sign a deal that would let Universal monetise Google’s deepfake tech to make money Google and Universal Music are currently engaged in discussions to secure licenses for the …

AI sets new musical boundaries
1 year, 5 months ago

AI sets new musical boundaries

China Daily  

Xu Shenyang, a student at the Central Conservatory of Music, plays traditional instruments in a work composed by Luan Jia using AI technologies. As AI continues to advance, it has become an indispensable tool for musicians, allowing them to create new sounds, understand audiences' emotional reactions, and ultimately break new ground in terms of musical experiences." With the rapid development …

Artificial intelligence lashes at the doorstep of films, entertainment
1 year, 5 months ago

Artificial intelligence lashes at the doorstep of films, entertainment

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :India’s entertainment industry is poised to witness the gradual integration of artificial intelligence into its operations, with growing anticipation regarding its potential impact on various aspects of the industry, like in other sectors. AI can also generate valuable data on audience preferences and potential box office performance and help scale up content production and democratize opportunities. There could …

Dead Beatles, Fake Drake and robot songwriters: Inside the panic over AI music
1 year, 5 months ago

Dead Beatles, Fake Drake and robot songwriters: Inside the panic over AI music

LA Times  

Inside the Mayk.It app, I don’t have to work hard to sound nearly perfect. From the AI-generated “Fake Drake” and the Weeknd collaboration that caused a ruckus this spring, to a forthcoming new Beatles track constructed from dusty demo tapes set for a September release, to Universal Music Group’s big investment in generative ambient music, to shellshocked film composers and …

Here Comes the AI: Fans rejoice in 'new' Beatles music
1 year, 6 months ago

Here Comes the AI: Fans rejoice in 'new' Beatles music

The Hindu  

When the Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, devastated fans were left yearning for more. From "re-uniting" the Fab Four on songs from their solo careers, to re-imagining surviving superstar Paul McCartney's later works with his voice restored to its youthful peak, the new creations show off how far this technology has come -- and raise a host …

Can AI replace musicians on stage?
1 year, 8 months ago

Can AI replace musicians on stage?

Hindustan Times  

As artificial intelligence continues to rapidly advance, there is a growing concern that it may eventually replace human musicians on stage. Similarly, Dev Raiyani, an Indian hip-hop artiste and digital content creator, argues that AI can never replace musicians: “I have a personal connection with the musicians I love. “But then again, we are living in a world where ‘being …

AI-generated Kanye West verse goes viral: ‘This is going to disrupt the music industry completely’
1 year, 8 months ago

AI-generated Kanye West verse goes viral: ‘This is going to disrupt the music industry completely’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A video showing how AI …

Google's AI music generator MusicLM has impressed listeners. Can you tell if these tunes were created by humans or an algorithm?
1 year, 10 months ago

Google's AI music generator MusicLM has impressed listeners. Can you tell if these tunes were created by humans or an algorithm?

ABC  

Human creativity was once thought to be protected from major improvements in artificial intelligence technology, but new generative AI systems are already competing with the imaginations of our most creative individuals, including musicians. Google's AI research project MusicLM has impressed listeners in the past few weeks, since it debuted its ability to turn simple text prompts into music that can …

Apple Acquires AI Music That Uses AI To Make Adaptive Music: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Apple Acquires AI Music That Uses AI To Make Adaptive Music: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a bid to give a boost to its audio technology, Apple has purchased AI Music that is a startup that uses artificial intelligence to make adaptive music and generate personalised soundtracks, based on a user's heartbeat, the media has reported. Technology developed by AI Music can create soundtracks using royalty-free music and artificial intelligence, according to a …

Apple Acquires AI Music Startup For Work On Heartbeat-Based Personalised Music
2 years, 10 months ago

Apple Acquires AI Music Startup For Work On Heartbeat-Based Personalised Music

News 18  

iPhone maker Apple has acquired an AI startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate personalised soundtracks and adaptive music. The company, named AI Music has developed an Infinite Music Engine that is meant to create bespoke audio solutions for marketers, publishers, fitness professionals, and creative agencies. AI Music’s Infinite Music Engine technology is able to generate dynamic soundtracks that change …

Songs like Nirvana’s, novels like Kerouac’s: How AI is getting artistic
3 years, 8 months ago

Songs like Nirvana’s, novels like Kerouac’s: How AI is getting artistic

Hindustan Times  

Kurt Cobain would probably have enjoyed it. The Nirvana frontman who died at the height of his fame in 1994, would probably have listened to an artificial intelligence program’s attempt to generate a new song based on his music. Meanwhile at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Paris, an AI music composer called Flow Machines reworked classic arrangements and even remixed Beethoven’s …

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