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Artificial intelligence is rightly viewed as a potential threat to music. Models are being trained (illegally, in most cases) on copyrighted music created by flesh-and-blood humans without permission or compensation. AI compositions are being passed off as real human composers on streaming music platforms, taking away streams and income from proper artists. Beyond all the … Read more
Back when television meant three American networks and two Canadian ones, virtually everyone was aware of everything on TV. Even if you didn’t like or watch a particular show, chances are you knew about it. And one of the things that may have seeped into your mind was a show’s theme song. Even when the … Read more
Because God quickly realized that humans were a thieving bunch, He made rules against stealing one of the first things downloaded to Moses’ tablet 1,500 years ago: “Thou shalt not steal.” It’s ranked at number four on the list of things we’re not supposed to do, so it’s pretty clear that this was important to … Read more
Meet the man who introduced concert ticket-buying bots – National | Globalnews.ca Bots — automated programs that can perform tasks online exponentially faster than us poor meatbags — have been a plague on the concert ticket-buying public for decades now. A single bot can buy a thousand or more tickets in less than 60 seconds. … Read more
10 predictions for music in 2025 – National | Globalnews.ca With a fresh year before us, ’tis the season to look ahead at what things we may look forward to over the next 12 months and which things may befall us in the world of music. 1. Possible consolidation within the streaming music business We’ve … Read more
‘Morrison Hotel’ made famous by The Doors goes up in flames – National | Globalnews.ca The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The four-story building, which has been vacant more than … Read more
Katy Perry’s ‘Lifetimes’ tour coming to Canada this summer | Globalnews.ca Descrease article font size Increase article font size Pop music singer Katy Perry has already announced dates for two legs of her upcoming “Lifetimes” tour and on Monday she used a recognizable Canadian sparkling water brand in a video posted to social media to … Read more
A selection of mind-blowing facts about music from 2024 – National | Globalnews.ca My home office sometimes looks as if a Category 5 hurricane swept through. There are piles of magazines, teetering towers of books, records and CDs that have so far evaded being filed, and dozens of sticky notes and scraps of paper featuring … Read more
Spoken Fest Shillong: All You Need To Know About The Artists, Performances, Tickets, Prices – News18 Last Updated:November 23, 2024, 18:10 IST The Shillong edition is sure to be a celebration of the city’s artistic spirit. The festivities don’t end there – Spoken Fest will head to Bengaluru on February 22, 2025. Spoken Fest Shillong … Read more
Sarah McLachlan cancels Canadian tour due to acute laryngitis | Globalnews.ca By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press Posted November 20, 2024 5:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sarah McLachlan is cancelling her Canadian tour to focus on recovering from acute laryngitis. The singer-songwriter says she’s “heartbroken” to drop … Read more