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Roger Waters Issues Statement After Berlin Concert Controversy

May 30, 2023

Roger Waters has posted a lengthy statement on social media after imagery from his Berlin concert caused a stir. The statement follows news that Berlin police are investigating the former Pink Floyd frontma... Read More...

Drug Testing and Alert System Introduced in Ireland Ahead of Summer Music Festivals

Ashley King

May 29, 2023

Ireland's Health Service Executive announced details of a drug testing and alert initiative at music festivals nationwide. Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) announced the launch of its drug harm-reduc... Read More...

Newly-Introduced House Bill Promises to Implement ‘Federal Rules for the Broken Ticket Market’

Ashley King

May 29, 2023

A newly-introduced House bill, 'BOSS and SWIFT Act,' promises to implement 'federal rules for the broken ticket market' to 'finally rein in the out-of-control ticket marketplace.' Congressmen Bill Pascrell, ... Read More...

Talenthouse Secures Investor Lifeline Amid ‘Critical Financial’ Situation

Ashley King

May 24, 2023

Creative tech firm Talenthouse was on the verge of collapse last month. Now it says it has secured an investor lifeline to continue restructuring. The firm matches artists with design briefs for major brands... Read More...

Montana vs. TikTok: State’s $10,00-a-Day Fine Stands as Attorney General Digs In

Ashley King

May 24, 2023

Montana is the first state in the United States to ban TikTok. It will fine tech giants $10,000 a day for keeping the app available for those in the state. Now the state's attorney general weighs in. Montana... Read More...

TikTok Is Now Suing Montana Over Its Statewide Ban, Citing First Amendment and Constitutional Violations

Ashley King

May 22, 2023

TikTok is now suing Montana over legislation that bans the app across the state. Montana is suddenly facing legal challenges from both TikTok creators and the platform itself. The company filed its lawsuit i... Read More...

TikTok Creators File Lawsuit to Challenge Montana’s Ban on the App

Ashley King

May 21, 2023

After Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a TikTok ban into law—it now has its first legal challenge. The ban doesn't go into effect until January 1, but the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine have already fi... Read More...

Sean Penn comments on WGA writers strike

Sean Penn Derides the “Human Obscenity” of AI Amid WGA Strike

Ashley King

May 19, 2023

Sean Penn has derided the proliferation of AI in writing, making comments that place him in solidarity with the striking writers of the Writers Guild of America (WGA). "The industry has been upending the wr... Read More...

Montana Becomes First U.S. State to Ban TikTok For Its Citizens

Ashley King

May 17, 2023

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) has signed legislation to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state. It's the first state to enact a ban encompassing private citizens—and is expected to tri... Read More...

TikTok Officially Announces the ‘Artist Impact Program’ — Expanding the TikTok Commercial Music Library

Ashley King

May 16, 2023

TikTok has officially announced the 'Artist Impact Program,' effectively expanding the TikTok Commercial Music Library with more than a million songs and sounds from emerging and established artists. TikTok ... Read More...

just how good is Google MusicLM at generating music from text

Playing Around With Google MusicLM — Just How Good Is Text-to-Music?

Ashley King

May 16, 2023

In 2022 was the year crypto imploded, then 2023 is the year that artificial intelligence has exploded. Large language models, neural networks, and machine learning have helped drive the field of AI forward at... Read More...

Zach Bryan, AEG Potentially Face Millions in Fines for Violating Virginia’s Ticket Resale Rights Act

Ashley King

May 15, 2023

Zach Bryan and AEG potentially face millions in fines for alleged violations of Virginia's Ticket Resale Rights Act. Country singer Zach Bryan and event organizer AEG could face as much as $100 million in fi... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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After Bandcamp’s Takedown, Boy George Partners with Warner Music/ADA to Release ‘We Will Dance Again’ as Tel Aviv Shows Quickly Sell Out

Suno Files Subpoena Demands Against Apple As Major Label Legal War Intensifies