🌊 Innovation Waves #2 | AI's Influence on the Music Industry and Culture

Are you curious about how AI is reshaping the music industry and culture?

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Join Miquido’s free webinar, Innovation Waves #2, on May 9th. Led by Jerzy Biernacki, Chief AI Officer at Miquido, this event is your guide to understanding how AI is revolutionizing music, bridging artists with their audiences, and navigating the complexities of musical diversity.

🔍 Here’s what you'll learn:

• Learn how AI is redefining relationships between artists and their audiences.

• Gain insight into AI's ability to cater to a diverse range of musical tastes and preferences.

• Understand the importance of ethical AI practices in managing data and safeguarding privacy. 

After a dynamic 2023, where global recorded music revenues soared by 9.8% to reach $35.1 billion, the burning question is: What's next? This high-level overview will be your access pass to understanding AI's impact on music, with real-life examples and success stories.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Becomes First Album to Get One Billion Streams on Spotify in a Single Week

The previous high-water mark for most album streams in a week belonged to Swift’s last all-new release, “Midnights,” in October 2022. Spotify did not release a specific figure when it announced at the time that “Midnights” had broken the record, but observers adding the numbers through publicly available Spotify data at the time estimated the figure to be in the 700,000s.

How Potential TikTok Ban Might Influence Music & Artists

This move would detrimentally damage a range of businesses, and one industry which would be targeted the most is music.

Amazon Music will exclusively livestream Primavera Sound to audiences around the world on Prime Video & Twitch

Can’t fly to Barcelona? Here’s how to watch when the festival kicks off in May.

To the moon! Concord reaches for the high notes as it ups its SONG bid to $1.25

Luccia Di Lammermoor opened in Covent Garden last week. If you didn’t get tickets don’t worry: there’s a piece of opera every bit as dramatic - and as likely to end in a bloodbath - playing out as Concord and Blackstone look set to fight to the bitter end in the Hipgnosis Songs Fund takeover race.

Early look at Google Gemini's integration with music streaming apps

Google Gemini will let Android smartphone users choose their preferred music streaming provider within the app's Settings page. This will allow Gemini to accurately respond to music playback-related prompts on Android.

Pop Music Is Mad. Social Media Loves It

A new study found that song lyrics are now angrier, more repetitive, and vain. Consensus wavers, but what remains incontestable is social media’s impact on the music we hear most.

Will.i.am Funds AI Powered Music App That Generates Songs From Texts

Former Google DeepMind researchers have launched a generative AI-powered music creation app that allows users to create songs from text prompts.

Symphonic Distribution hires UMG and BMG veteran Stephen Nightingale as VP, A&R and Business Development, Canada

Nightingale has worked with acts such as Guns n' Roses, the Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails across his two-decade career.

Your Song Went Viral on TikTok? Now There's a Chance it Will Impact Your Spotify Artist Account

For artists in the music industry, this will boost popularity and listens on their artist profile on Spotify by taking songs out of the media they are in and putting them back into the ears of casual listeners.

deadmau5 launches “ultra-limited” line of plushie toys – and they’re infused with blockchain technology

The 5,000 toys and six variants will be available both at the DJ’s upcoming retro5pective shows and via his online store.

AI or Human? Music Fans Won’t Care, Says Avenged Sevenfold Frontman

For musicians, AI is a “deeper tool” that can help stimulate creativity, said Avenged Sevenfold’s Matt Sanders (aka M. Shadows).

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