Hugging Face users have uploaded 5,000 AI models, previously banned from Civitai for generating nonconsensual sexual content of real people, to the platform
I'm sick and tired of these corporations getting to decide what we can and cannot post, view, and buy on the internet [embedded post] Ali Alkhatib / @ali-alkhatib.com : we have got to more directly de...
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
here's what's going on Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : ‘Ghosts’ of Spotify — Liz Pelly, Harpers: … Reading this article made me feel quite sad. Bluesky: @nanobii.com : the spotify “fake artist” issue appar...
Tennessee passes the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, aiming to protect musicians and other artists from unauthorized use involving AI
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence.
Analysis: ABBA Voyage, the London show performed by 3D avatars of the band created using motion capture, made £322.6M in revenue in the 12 months since May 2022
As other artists see how much money there is to be made I wonder if we'll see such shows from long dead artists …
An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair's fine arts competition, leading to criticism by other artists
Galaxia Phantom, M74, se află la 32 de milioane de ani-lumină … Anna Lynn Winfrey / Pueblo Chiefton : ‘Someone had to be first’: Pueblo artist criticized after AI painting wins at Colorado State Fair ...
An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair's fine art competition, leading to criticism by other artists
Jason Allen's AI-generated work “Théâtre D'opéra Spatial” took first place in the digital category at the Colorado State Fair.
Sources: Patreon is considering an IPO as soon as this year and has recently passed $100M in annualized revenue
Patreon, the online service that allows podcasters, musicians and other artists to receive direct financial support from fans, is considering a public listing as soon as this year … Tweets: @apollozac...
How Spotify's UX decisions have encouraged the growth of adjective-laden generic artist names, enabling a kind of SEO spam for music
and wondering why I get so few plays on Spotify. Guess I'm just not gaming the system correctly. https://twitter.com/... Marcelo Rochabrn / @mrochabrun : Who knew that there are “consultants” who do S...
Sony plans to release nearly 40 podcasts this year and is developing 100+ originals, says it is the biggest investment in podcasting ever by a major music label
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg : Tweets: @lucas_shaw , @brokeymcpoverty , and @djbootheic Tweets: Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw : New: @sonymusic, owner of the world's second largest record label, is going to rel...
Instagram Live has become the definitive medium of quarantine for rappers, producers, DJs, and other artists, with hip-hop stars leading the way
The pandemic halted in-person gatherings, but a new type of party was born on social media, with rap stars leading the charge. Tweets: @daveambrose and @nytimesmusic Tweets: Dave Ambrose / @daveambros...