Stories tagged “Music Industry.”
10 stories
Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, and other music publishers have sued AI lab Anthropic, accusing it of a “brazen campaign of illegally torrenting, scraping, and downloading copyrighted works” to train its Claude AI model.
American singer Becky G revealed about embracing identity in her new album, Baraja Bendita. She noted that she was asked to share her perspective on showing a more 'grown and sexual side' of herself on her newly released album.
The African music industry: In Senegal, is streaming a way to remunerate local artists?
Senegal stands out in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa as the only country where artists can monetize YouTube streams, thanks to its inclusion in the YouTube Partner Program since 2013.
A former security officer testifies about witnessing the aftermath of Tupac Shakur's shooting in 1996, describing hearing gunfire and seeing a man holding a pistol. The trial continues with new evidence and testimony.
Prosecutors in the trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, painted a picture of a revenge plot driven by gang rivalries and turf wars.
K-pop sensation BTS will not submit their music for next year's Grammy Awards, following the Recording Academy's introduction of new categories that include the Best Asian Pop Music Performance.
Singer D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, is accused of fatally stabbing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whom he had impregnated at 13. Text messages indicate they discussed an abortion.
Prosecutors argue D4vd had financial motivation to kill Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The singer had a multimillion-dollar recording deal, an executive at his former label testified on Wednesday.
Companies like Sureel and SoundVerse are working to create a system where musicians can get paid for their music used in training AI tools. This system aims to re-create the economic principle that motivates creativity in an era of AI.
Melbourne’s record scene is thriving, but the article says its “vinyl capital” claim rests on a debatable per-capita measure.