Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has finally removed a genAI King Gizzard clone on its platform after failing to catch the culprit — part of the platform’s broader move to address the spread of AI imposters […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Aussie prog rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard pulled their music from Spotify in July. Now, copycats are using genAI to clone the band’s sound. Australian prog rock band King Gizzard […]
For Billy McFarland, it appears the third time really was the charm. After the colossal failure of Fyre Fest 1.0 and the subsequent botched attempt at Fyre Fest 2.0, McFarland actually managed to stage a […]
Spotify stock is down about 23% since Daniel Ek announced his exit as CEO, but remains up by roughly the same amount from 2025’s beginning and by about 12% from early December 2024. Spotify stock […]
Aphex Twin has released two new songs and given fans a peek at the identity of his girlfriend. The musician took to SoundCloud to gift his fans two unpolished gems on Thanksgiving: ”Zahl am 1c […]
Photo Credit: Pew Research A new survey from Pew Research finds that most adults in the US use YouTube and Facebook, while only half report using Instagram and fewer use TikTok. The social media habits […]
Warner Music Group head Robert Kyncl, whose company’s finalized a ‘groundbreaking’ deal with Suno. Photo Credit: Robert Kyncl / LinkedIn After 17 months of litigation – and following AI licensing deals with Udio, Stability, and […]
Sonique, who’s finalized a catalog deal with Armada Music. Photo Credit: Armada Catalog investors’ dance and electronic buying spree isn’t finished yet: Armada Music has finalized a song-rights partnership with London-born singer and DJ Sonique. […]
In today’s edition of “not The Onion,” long-running experimental outfit Xiu Xiu has taken to Instagram to call out African Imperial Wizard, a provocatively-named one-man tribal/industrial project, as actually being a “middle aged white man” […]
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio Spotify prepares to launch its own lyric translation tool, which the company has reportedly been testing for years. Locked in seemingly eternal competition, Spotify and Apple Music are constantly trying to […]
An unhappy listener, possibly suffering from the effects of prolonged exposure to AI audio. Photo Credit: Faustina Okeke Just 3% of adults can tell the difference between machine-made music and the real thing – at […]
Foo Fighters played their new song “Asking for a Friend” for the first time live as part of the band’s Corona Capital Sessions gig on Tuesday in Monterrey, Mexico. Get Foo Fighters Tickets Here Pro-shot […]
Photo Credit: Raph PH / CC by 2.0 Tyler, the Creator is reportedly joining Fortnite’s Icon Series, hinting at a creative collaboration inspired by the artist’s varied music eras. Signs point to Tyler, the Creator […]
Photo Credit: Andre Hunter Far-right extremists have been using AI-generated earworms to spread hateful rhetoric on Spotify, TikTok, and anywhere else you consume music online. Now it’s dominating the Dutch Spotify charts. If you thought […]
Photo Credit: Redd Francisco A new form of fraud appears to be targeting StubHub users who are both buyers and sellers on the platform—stealing tickets and racking up debt. Here’s how it works. The fraudsters […]
Photo Credit: Tim Mossholder After user backlash to Udio shuttering its downloads amid settling litigation from UMG, the AI company lets subscribers download again for 48 hours. Generative AI music platform Udio has faced an […]
Photo Credit: Elena Theodoridou Udio subscribers express their frustration on social media after the platform disables downloads following the company’s landmark deal with UMG. While the music industry at large is eager to see what […]
Photo Credit: Electronic Arts x Spotify EA Games’ Battlefield 6 features in-game radio stations filled with classic hits from iconic artists, available as an official Spotify playlist. Electronic Arts has announced the official playlist for […]
Photo Credit: Ariana Grande by Emma Sheehan / CC by 2.0 Ticketmaster cancels tickets flagged for suspicious activity to combat resellers, but the move affects legitimate fans. Fans of Ariana Grande have fought hard to […]
A live performance from Motograter, another victim of what appears to be an unauthorized AI upload on Spotify. Photo Credit: James Stein Unauthorized “AI slop” uploads are continuing to pour onto proper artists’ Spotify accounts […]