Spotify to Raise Prices Later This Year: Report

The company, which is the world’s largest paid streaming service by far, will increase prices by about $1 to $2 a month in five markets — including the U.K., Australia and Pakistan — by the end of April 2024, the report claims, citing people familiar with the matter, with the U.S., its largest territory, to follow at an unspecified time later this year. Under the new pricing, individual plans will go up by about $1 a month, while family plans and so-called duo plans for couples will rise by $2.

Underwood Goes Gospel On SiriusXM With Savior Sunday Daily

Country artist Carrie Underwood has introduced her third channel on SiriusXM. Dedicated exclusively to gospel and faith-inspired country music, Savior Sunday Daily was born out of the Savior Sunday segment from Underwood’s flagship channel, Carrie’s Country.

Pophouse acquires Kiss catalogue and plans avatar show to launch in 2027

As part of the partnership, Pophouse will create digital versions of Kiss that will “allow the band and their unique personas to live forever”, according to the announcement. 

DiMA president and CEO Graham Davies: “We’ve got to be careful with streaming’s success story.”

He talks about why heavyweight lobbyists like Apple Music and YouTube still need their own lobbying voice, how peacekeeping must coexist with firefighting, where greater transparency is needed in the MLC and why AI will throw music rights and legislation into an Escher drawing.

SiriusXM to Launch Taylor Swift Channel, Channel 13

The channel will air 24/7 across North America and will be a destination for Swift’s music from across her 17-year career, including favorites, all “(Taylor’s Versions),” “From the Vault” tracks, live recordings, bonus tracks and more. 

Vocalist AI launches "first royalty-free, ethical-AI vocal platform" for creators

The vocal tool, which claims to be “the first ever designed specifically for professional producers, song-writers, DJs, and film & TV composers”, uses algorithms and high-performance GPU processing to transform vocal inputs into singers and rappers. 

Stable Audio AI model now makes full music tracks… and allows user uploads

It could generate music clips of up to 90 seconds in length based on a user’s text prompts, and was trained on a catalogue belonging to production music firm AudioSparx – including an opt-out for its musicians who didn’t want their tracks to be used.

Grimes reckons the use of AI in music "will probably shape all minds going forward for the rest of time"

"When everyone has the same tools that can make professional quality stuff, then you get to see the actual talent really rise to the top"

Tyler, the Creator Says A.I. 'Will Never Catch Up to Me Creatively'

Tyler argues that such tech should be put toward fighting cancer, for example, instead of being used in place of our "superpower" as humans.

How AI is shaping the music listening habits of Gen Z

For four years, we’ve been teaching a class on music and the mind. We’ve asked the students at the start of each semester to complete a short, informal survey on their music education and favorite songs and artists.

AI vs. Human: The Future of Curated Music Playlists

Let’s predict the future of curated playlists in the streaming era. Will AI's efficiency outplay human creativity, or can both coexist in harmony?

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