Benny, Björn and Frida drop in for first anniversary of London’s Abba Voyage
Show in which youthful digital avatars of the group perform on stage has sold more than 1.3m tickets
Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs
Canadian singer says she likes the ideas of ‘killing copyright’, as music industry scrambles to catch up with implications of AI-generated tracks
We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive?
AI music is going mainstream with high profile fakes of Drake, the Weeknd and Kanye West – but the tech will be used in more profound, insidious and even poetic ways
‘We got bored waiting for Oasis to re-form’: AIsis, the band fronted by an AI Liam Gallagher
A new album – full of Oasis-esque anthems – imagines what might have been if the band’s classic lineup had continued making music. So, we ask its human co-creators, what’s the story?
Streaming sites urged not to let AI use music to clone pop stars
Record label Universal urges Spotify and Apple Music to stop copycats scraping song data
‘ChatGPT said I did not exist’: how artists and writers are fighting back against AI
From lawsuits to IT hacks, the creative industries are deploying a range of tactics to protect their jobs and original work from automation
‘More meaningful connections’: will Spotify’s updates mean a proper payday for artists?
The biggest ever update to Spotify’s app is set to bring artists and fans closer together. But given the platform’s longstanding lean-back experience, has the horse already bolted?
Metallica buy vinyl factory as format outsells CDs for first time in US since 1987
The thrash metallers have secured their own supply of the high-value format, which is enjoying a 16th consecutive year of growth, ahead of the release of a new album
Streams are made of this: will digital platforms change our musical memories?
So many of our most precious memories are anchored in particular songs. But does the easy availability of every song spell the end of that? Jude Rogers and her young son compare music notes
Last night AI DJ saved my life? Testing Spotify’s virtual radio host
A male voice offers ‘commentary’ as the service curates a stream of songs I’ve heard before. Do I really need this?
Kinks-shamed: Dave Davies asks Elon Musk to stop flagging band-related tweets
Guitarist pleads with Twitter owner after one of his tweets carried a sensitive content warning
Three things with Myf Warhurst: ‘It lived in some wealthy person’s mansion for a hundred years’
In our weekly interview about objects, the longtime ABC host tells us about her party-starter piano, and the retro record player she lost to a housemate
Are bands dead? How solo stars took over the charts
Pop was once all about four guys and their instruments. Now that gang mentality has been blown away by tech-savvy individuals
The Guardian view on AI in art: a challenge that must be met
Editorial: Despite Nick Cave’s broadside against computer-generated lyrics, they’re here to stay. Artists need to be educated and protected
‘This song sucks’: Nick Cave responds to ChatGPT song written in style of Nick Cave
Singer-songwriter dissects lyrics produced by popular chatbot, saying it is ‘a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human’