Grimes, yes, X Æ A-Xii's mom, says anyone can use her voice for AI-generated songs.

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• Grimes says anyone can use her voice for AI-generated songs
• Grimes
• Why Grimes No Longer Believes That Art Is Dead
• Anyone Can Make an AI-Generated Grimes Song, But That Doesn’t Mean It’ll Be a Hit
• An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World

Spotify Certifies First All AI Album

 

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• Made in Spain: The first music album created entirely with artificial intelligence
• Spanish Artist Releases World's First Fully AI-Generated Music Album
• Spotify has certified its first two fully AI-generated albums
• Sandoval

UMG, WMG, Spotify and Superfans

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• WMG reveals plans to launch its own superfan-focused app
• Spotify Music Pro explained: how much will long-awaited hi-res streaming upgrade cost?
• SPOTIFY TO LAUNCH ‘MUSIC PRO’ SERVICE WITH SUPERFAN PERKS LIKE EARLY-ACCESS TICKETS AND AI REMIX TOOL… FOR UP TO $5.99 MORE PER MONTH (REPORT)
• WARNER MUSIC GROUP AND SPOTIFY INK NEW DEAL – OVERRIDING CONTROVERSIAL CRB ‘BUNDLING’ PAYMENT STRUCTURE IN THE US
• New Spotify and UMG deal could create pricier ‘superfan’ subscription
• Streaming 2.0: Revolution or Money-Making Machine for the Big Players?
• BUZZ-Spotify's possible launch of 'Superfan tier' to benefit co more than music labels, HSBC says
• PlayStation™ The Concert World Tour 2025-2026
• Supporting Musicians: Introducing Digital, Collectible, Patronage Badges.
• Gamification in Music
• Music NFTs: How Blockchain is Changing Music Ownership

Prof Snyder's Music Biz News: Is it true that "Spotify is despised in the songwriting industry"?

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Spotify and UMG Announce Streaming 2.0

• Spotify, Universal Music Strike New Deal For Recorded Music & Publishing
• Spotify and UMG enter multi-year partnership to restructure monetization and subscription services

Prof Snyder's Music Biz News: Two Single Release AI Firsts

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Randy Travis 2nd AI Sung Single

• RANDY TRAVIS RELEASES HIS SECOND AI SONG ‘HORSES IN HEAVEN’
• Randy Travis Earns The Biggest Hit Of His Career On One Chart With His Comeback Single

Beatles and AI Win Grammy

• Now and Then CD
• That AI-restored Beatles song won Grammy for Best Rock Performance
• Elton John and Paul McCartney want to protect UK artists from AI
• DID AI MUSIC GENERATE A GRAMMY FOR THE
• BEATLES' NOW AND THEN?

Prof Snyder's Music Biz News Ep 15

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Amazon+ and SUNO 

• $500M-VALUED SUNO HAS ADMITTED TRAINING AI ON COPYRIGHTED MUSIC. THAT HASN’T STOPPED AMAZON FROM ADDING ITS CONTROVERSIAL TECH TO ALEXA
• Major Labels Sue Al Firms Suno and Udio for Alleged Copyright Infringement 

AI and Live Performance

• The AI Revolution in Music Concerts: How Famous Singers are Using Technology to Transform Performances
• Facial Recognition in Media: Revolutionizing Entertainment Industry
• Artificial intelligence meets lighting control.

AI and A&R

• Artificial & Repertoire: How Has AI Restructured the A&R Industry?
• Discover more with SoundCloud Go+
• sodatone
• Sodatone Metrics
• Lil Nas X
• WARNER BUYS A&R SCOUTING TOOL SODATONE TO BOOST ‘SEARCH FOR THE SUPERSTARS OF TOMORROW’
• MUSIIO By SoundCloud
• FRTYFVE: We Are Instrumental

Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy: New Album of Nothing

• Is This What We Want? audio track
• Is This What We Want? Wikipedia
• British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work
• Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album
• Is This What We Want? Official page with Playable Audio Tracks

Example of A&R Report. March 1 1991