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Apple has officially classified its first-generation AirPods, iPhone X, and first-generation HomePod as "vintage" products. No doubt, the original AirPods, released in December 2016, revolutionised the wireless earbud market with their long-stem design and proprietary W1 chip, which facilitated seamless pairing with Apple devices allowing users to quickly
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YouTube has quietly rolled out a new policy (spotted by TechCrunch) allowing users to request the removal of AI-generated content that uses their likeness. The updated privacy violation policy lets individuals flag videos that have used AI to create or alter synthetic content resembling their faces or voices. Just in
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Content creation is now easier and more accessible than ever, so it's not surprising the shift from content consumption to creation moves rather swiftly. YouTube's latest Culture & Trends Report for 2024 proves this shift and reveals a bit more of how fans interact with their
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Eternal Research, a startup "dedicated to new instruments," has announced the forthcoming launch of its first commercial product, the Demon Box. Set to debut in Autumn 2024, this instrument promises to unlock the hidden music within everyday objects by harnessing electromagnetic fields (EMF). The Demon Box, developed by
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Grimes created Elf.Tech a few years ago to let fans use her voice in their compositions, and a few weeks back, Billi Eilish released an album with her isolated vocals so that music producers and fans could use them in remixes. Many voice cloning and voice changing tools have
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In addition to altering music consumption patterns, streaming has also changed the way artists, journalists, and music critics define success of musicians and their creative efforts. Sure, charts and radio plays still matter but the approach to defining what success is and what isn't is now more data-driven
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Discord has joined forces with TuneIn to introduce a live radio feature to its platform. This is TuneIn's first venture into the social media space, the goal of which to leverage Discord's massive user base to expand its reach. With over 200 million users on Discord
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The specific percentage of revenue that will go to the record labels has not been disclosed.
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The Paris-based Audio-as-a-Service company, Ircam Amplify, affiliated with the esteemed Pompidou Centre, has launched a first-of-its-kind AI-Generated Detector tool, promising to bring much-needed transparency to the music industry. Ircam Amplify's new tool claims it can screen up to 5,000 tracks in under a minute with a 98.
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A new study published by Spotify has revealed how on-demand music streaming services (like Spotify itself) are changing the way we discover and consume new music. By analysing the listening habits of one million Spotify users and streaming patterns of 282K newly released music, researchers uncovered some trends about genre
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Artists always encountered impersonation, but in the age of AI, with its voice cloning and deepfake capabilities, this threat is more tangible than ever. You don't even need to look for the examples for too long. Endless AI covers on YouTube and AI-generated scam ads with celebrities touting