Tag: expression

Universal Music Group Signs Deal With AI Startup Endel

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A person with a machine for a brain

Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a partnership with Endel, a company that uses AI to generate soundscapes meant to facilitate work, meditation, and sleep. UMG will license use Endel’s technology to enable its artists […]

Who Won the Voice Season 23? — Plus, Blake Shelton’s Final Farewell

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Who Won the Voice Season 23? -- Plus, Blake Shelton's Final Farewell

Blake Shelton’s final episode was a night filled with former Coaches like CeeLo Green and Adam Levine, as well as lots of memories and former members of Team Blake from across his entire tenure on […]

SoundCloud Layoffs Announced As Company Pursues Profitability

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Eliah Seton, who’s announced another round of SoundCloud layoffs, which are expected to impact about eight percent of the company. Photo Credit: SoundCloud About 10 months after axing roughly one-fifth of its global workforce – […]

Naïssam Jalal: Healing Rituals review – cinematic album salutes the natural world | Music

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The artwork for Healing Rituals.

It was the Neanderthals who imagined a soundmaking miracle hiding in a cave bear’s leg bone and carved it into the oldest known musical instrument. Should any of them happen to drop by 50,000 years […]

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright case : NPR

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Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright case : NPR

A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States hide […]

Prism Prize Reveals Nominees for Best Canadian Music Video: Jessie Reyez, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, MorMor

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Prism Prize Reveals Nominees for Best Canadian Music Video: Jessie Reyez, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, MorMor

The Prism Prize—which celebrates outstanding artistry in Canadian music videos—has revealed its top ten nominees including Jessie Reyez, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and Tanya Tagaq. The winner is set to be announced on July 6 at […]

Bossa nova pioneer Carlos Lyra at 90: ‘We wrote songs about our reality: the beach, sun and love stories’ | Music

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Carlos Lyra in 1954.

In 1959, Carlos Lyra’s musical partner and lyricist Ronaldo Bôscoli said that bossa nova is a state of mind. Lyra thought he was talking nonsense. “Today, I’m actually agreeing with him,” he reflects more than […]

Adroit Singer Dan Krochmal Is Bringing Euphonious Composition in His Latest Track ‘FOMO’

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Adroit Singer Dan Krochmal Is Bringing Euphonious Composition in His Latest Track 'FOMO'

Author : Jennifer Stone May 08,2023 May 08,2023 Rhythmic flow, mellifluent composition, and emotive lyrics are the most impressive elements of Dan Krochmal’s brand new single ‘FOMO’. Listen to it on Spotify. Talented musician Dan […]

Just 42% of Polled Americans Think Artists Should Be Compensated When AI Uses Their Music

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Photo Credit: Andrea De Santis Global Strategy Group’s latest independent research reveals that just 42% of Americans polled think artists should be compensated when AI uses their work — a startlingly low number, but one […]

How 50 years of NAMCYA built generations of young artists

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How 50 years of NAMCYA built generations of young artists

MANILA, Philippines – “Filipino music is the expression of the soul of the Nation.” So read the presidential proclamation that first set up the National Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA). And 50 years later – in […]