Chris Lake on Threat of AI: "I Think We Can Create Things a Computer Absolutely Cannot"

Chris Lake on Threat of AI: "I Think We Can Create Things a Computer Absolutely Cannot"

As artificial intelligence continues to digs its unregulated claws into the music industry, Chris Lake has opened up about its creative pitfalls. In 2023, the interrelationship between generative AI and the music it produces is still […]

The Weeknd Partners With Blue Bottle Coffee To Create Samra Origins

The Weeknd Partners With Blue Bottle Coffee To Create Samra Origins

Blue Bottle Coffee, a specialty coffee and roastery company,  is partnering with The Weeknd to create Samra Origins, a new coffee brand that honours Ethiopian culture.  The brand and product line is named after The Weeknd’s mother, […]

Zara Larsson defends Meghan Trainor: ‘She didn’t create this for TikTok, TikTok was created for Meghan’ – Music News

Zara Larsson defends Meghan Trainor: 'She didn’t create this for TikTok, TikTok was created for Meghan' - Music News

Zara Larsson has defended Meghan Trainor after she was accused of making music just to go viral on TikTok. The Swedish pop star took to Twitter to respond to a user who suggested the ‘All […]

YouTube Music Launches ‘Create A Radio’ Feature

YouTube Music radio experience

Photo Credit: YouTube Music YouTube Music is making its radio experience a bit more Pandora-like with more customization features. The previous radio experience on YouTube Music had people choose their listening experience by seeding from […]

SoundWare Partners with Soundtrack Loops to Create a Royalty-Free Sample Marketplace

SoundWare Soundtrack loops

Photo Credit: SoundWare SoundWare announces its partnership with Soundtrack Loops to provide a marketplace of royalty-free, high-quality music and sound effects for producers. SoundWare is a top provider of VST (Virtual Studio Technology) Plugins for music […]

Tipalti Powers Create Music Group’s One-Month Payment Cycles

Create Music Group tapped Tipalti to facilitate its one-month payment turnarounds (photo: Create Music Group)

Photo Credit: Create Music Group Long payment cycles have remained endemic in the music industry. While some streaming platforms like YouTube pay royalties monthly, many labels haven’t allowed that swiftness to trickle down to artists. […]

Pharrell Williams: ‘I don’t have the mental endurance to create film scores’ – Music News

Pharrell Williams: ‘I don’t have the mental endurance to create film scores’ - Music News

Pharrell Williams says he doesn’t have the “mental endurance” to create film scores. The N.E.R.D. singer, 49, considers movie composing a “marathon” and thinks his speciality is the “three- to five-minute” song “race”. He told […]