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YouTube to label AI-Generated songs across its platforms to increase "transparency"
With AI becoming increasingly common across industries, including the music industry, it's getting harder to tell whether a song is original or AI-generated. To make things clearer and avoid confusion, YouTube will now label AI-generated songs across its platforms.
In 2015, Jay-Z paid roughly $56 million for TIDAL’s parent company; six years later, Jack Dorsey’s Square paid $297 million for a majority ownership stake
In 2015, Jay-Z took a bold step by acquiring TIDAL with a vision to create a music streaming platform driven by artists. Fast forward to 2021, Square made headlines by securing a $297 million majority stake in TIDAL. This move not only empowers musicians to embrace entrepreneurship through Square's financial technology but also ensures that artist shareholders retain their ownership. This merger exemplifies the blending of entertainment and fintech sectors.
In 2020, Brazilian musician Alok launched Instituto Alok to back Amazon conservation with 400,000 seedlings. Today, its projects have helped restore 3 million m² of native forest
Brazilian musician Alok is taking his environmental work beyond the stage through Instituto Alok, founded in 2020. The initiative supports Amazon forest restoration while working closely with local communities. In the Marajó region, one project has restored 291.5 hectares, nearly 3 million square metres, and planted more than 245,000 seedlings. Its community-led approach shows how Amazon conservation can also support families and create a more sustainable future.
Spotify draws its AI line at deception, not how the music was created
Spotify will not ban AI-generated music but will focus on preventing impersonation. The company introduced AI Credits for artists to disclose AI usage in songs. New AI Persona badges will identify profiles that appear to be AI-generated. This approach aims to inform listeners and protect genuine artists from deception.
Spotify to slap 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles
Listeners have expressed concerns about artist profiles that appear human but instead represent AI-generated personas, the media streaming platform said.
Spotify to launch badge identifying AI music
Streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday it would launch a new "AI Persona" badge in mid-September clearly identifying content producers that are AI-generated and not real people. The move is the Swedish company's latest effort to be transparent about how the music on its platform was made, amid growing concern across the music industry over AI-generated content overwhelming streaming catalogues.
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Saregama doubles down on premium music IP even as it eyes AI monetisation
Saregama is embracing an AI-driven future. The music label is exploring licensing deals with generative AI platforms. Simultaneously, it is boosting investments in premium music intellectual property. Saregama believes artist-driven content will become more valuable. The company is also optimistic about the growth of paid music streaming in India. Strategic investments are strengthening access to film music.
How much was Lil Poppa worth when he died at 25? Here’s the estimated net worth, earnings, and wealth the CMG rapper Janarious Mykel Wheeler left behind
Lil Poppa's net worth was estimated at $1.5 million to $3 million. He had 247 million Spotify streams. His YouTube channel had 602 million views. His daily stream count was 184,316. His CMG deal included Interscope distribution. His 20-city tour grossed an estimated $500,000 to $1.5 million. He died February 18, 2026. His estate, royalties, and unfinished album now belong to his three-year-old son PJ.
Is Lil Poppa dead at 25? Jacksonville rapper’s death confirmed — who was Janarious Mykel Wheeler, CMG artist, and what happened?
Is Lil Poppa dead? Yes. Forensic data confirms Janarious Mykel Wheeler died at 11:23 AM ET on February 18, 2026. He was only 25 years old. The Jacksonville rapper was found in Fulton County, Georgia. This CMG artist recently released "Out of Town Bae." His sudden passing has shocked the hip-hop community. Fans now await the official autopsy. The Jacksonville music scene mourns a true melodic pioneer.
'Easiest scam in the world': Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonators
In an unexpected twist, AI-generated music is cropping up on streaming platforms, raising eyebrows among artists such as Emily Portman and Paul Bender who are discovering tracks that mirror their unique sounds. These faux tracks are engineered to siphon off royalties, leading to a critical challenge for the music industry.
When will Spotify be back up and any fix applied yet? Spotify responds to outage reports. Here's current status and memes
When will Spotify be back up and any fix applied yet? Spotify users across several countries faced service issues as reports of Spotify down, Spotify outage today, and Spotify not working surged. Downdetector data, user reactions, and Spotify status updates show gradual recovery.
Is Spotify the next big dating app? This new feature can start your next love story with a playlist
Spotify is launching Messages, a direct messaging tool for users 16 and older to share songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. This feature aims to enhance connection among users who already interact on the platform. While some view it as a potential dating app, others worry about feature clutter, but Spotify has implemented reporting features to address concerns.
What is Arijit Singh's net worth as he beats Taylor Swift and BTS in the race for most followed singer on Spotify?
Arijit Singh has once again topped Spotify's global popularity chart, amassing 151 million followers and surpassing Taylor Swift and other international stars. This marks the third time the Indian vocalist has achieved this milestone. His musical mastery, combined with recent collaborations and hit songs, has propelled Indian music onto the global stage.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs music is big hit on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music platforms. Is jailed rapper earning big from digital streaming?
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' music legacy continues as a surprise EP called “Never Stop” released by his son, King Combs, and Ye (formerly Kanye West), showed support for the embattled mogul last week.
AI to spur more music creativity, not a threat: Spotify CEO
Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, believes AI will democratize music creation, not destroy the industry. He envisions a future where AI lowers creative barriers, enabling more people to produce music. Despite accusations of Spotify using AI to create fake artists and cut royalties, Ek remains optimistic about AI's potential to enhance human creativity, drawing parallels to past technological shifts in music.
OTT platforms asked to remove Pakistan-origin content amid rising Indo-Pak tensions
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has directed all OTT platforms and digital streaming services in India to immediately remove any media content originating from Pakistan. This advisory, issued on Thursday, is based on national security concerns. It encompasses web series, films, songs, podcasts, and all other streaming media, regardless of whether they are subscription-based or free.
Diljit Dosanjh, India's rising global music star, is breaking the Bollywood mold
Diljit Dosanjh, Indian musician, actor, and producer, is transforming the landscape of the Indian music industry, moving away from Bollywood-centric soundtracks. His blend of hip-hop and rap with collaborations featuring international stars like Ed Sheeran has cemented his global success, evidenced by his record-breaking 2024 Dil-Luminati tour.
Taylor Swift does it again: The mega pop star is Spotify’s biggest artist of 2024 with over 26 billion streams
Taylor Swift is the top global artist for the second time in a row. Taylor Swift ranked as the No. 1 most-streamed artist globally in 2024 on Spotify. That’s largely on the strength of her latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which was the most-streamed album of the year on Spotify. All told, Swift’s music generated more than 26.6 billion streams on the platform this year.
Music labels' AI lawsuits create new copyright puzzle for US courts
The big record labels are worried too, Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music sued Udio and another music AI company called Suno in June, marking the music industry's entrance into high-stakes copyright battles over AI-generated content that are just starting to make their way through the courts.
Taylor Swift's cat has higher net worth than Travis Kelce? Here's what we know so far
Taylor Swift's cat Olivia Benson has higher net worth than Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce.
Forget ‘live’ election result coverage – here’s slicing-dicing data of an electorate of one
Wall-to-wall poll results coverage has political research organisations like C-Voter, Today's Chanakya, Jan Ki Baat and Matrize to frack all kinds of numbers pertaining to voting patterns, geographic tracking, demographic dynamiting and all that. To understand the mood of me, an electorate of one, I turned to Spotify, the audio streaming app where I do much, but not all, of my music listening. And for my psonic-psephological purpose, there was 'Spotify Wrapped 2023', which threw up trends and figures of my listening patterns of the last 11 months.
ETPWLA 2023: Announcing the nominees for the Marketing Leader of the Year Award
Ahead of the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (ETPWLA) 2023 Grand Finale on August 4, 2023, the Economic Times is proud to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Marketing Leader of the Year Award. They represent exceptional women leaders who have demonstrated excellence in setting new benchmarks and achieving new milestones over the past year in the field of brand building and marketing.
Don't want Spotify to recommend certain songs? 'Exclude From Your Taste Profile' feature will allow you to ignore playlists
This new feature will help Spotify decide what type of music you like to listen to and then build your profile accordingly.
Spotify CEO calls out Kanye West's 'awful' anti-Semitic remarks but refuses to remove his music from app
Spotify CEO claims that Ye did not violate anti-hate policies of the app.
3 Top sites to buy Spotify plays and followers which are organic and safe
Spotify is one of the best choices for artists, especially since they continue to grow their subscribers each year. They gained more than 30 million premium subscribers in one year, from the third quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2021.
Spotify tests NFT galleries on artist pages
The Music streaming giant has launched the tests for Android users in the US
Epic Games buys Bandcamp, an indie music haven
Epic said that Bandcamp "will play an important role in Epic's vision to build out a creator marketplace ecosystem for content, technology, games, art, music and more."
Joe Rogan row puts cost of Spotify podcasts under investor microscope
The decision by Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to pull their music from Spotify in protest over the views about Covid-19 in Rogan's podcasts could enrich rivals and anger its listeners if others follow in their footsteps.
Online payment firm Square buys controlling stake in Jay-Z's Tidal worth $297 mn
According to the new deal, Tidal will operate 'independently within Square'.
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