The Music Futurist
Wild speculation on the future of music.
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UMG calls for a pause on TikTok over issues of fair artist compensation, AI's impact on human artists, and user safety.
AI's fair use controversy, the EU AI Act's impact, NYT's lawsuit against tech giants, and the novel concept of 'prompt artists' in music.
Separating music from the music industry.
The value of live performers is going to skyrocket.
the Recording Academy said, “Robots be damned!”
But not in the way you think...
UMG wants Spotify and Apple to block AI scrapers
Oh good god, please not an AI Kanye!
Fandom—a feeling of connection and admiration for an artist—is in decline. Is the rise of AI a death knell for fandom or an opportunity for artists to stand out?
Navigating the AI Music Storm at SXSW
Press a button, get a song.
Bowling, Black Swans, and Terrence Mckenna