AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads
Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products
Market-leading music streamer collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups to create new AI features
‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app
Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI
Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us?
‘Let’s learn from that history’: opera looks to luddites for how to deal with AI
New work by Ben Crick and Kamal Kaan suggests we could benefit from knowing more about the ‘machine-wreckers’
Spotify removes 75m spam tracks in past year as AI increases ability to make fake music
Streamer to crack down on AI-generated spam by introducing filter to identify fraudulent uploads
Adviser to UK minister claimed AI firms would never have to compensate creatives
Exclusive: Kirsty Innes made statement in now-deleted post on X seven months before taking up role as Liz Kendall aide
Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military
The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies
Who buys an MP3 player in 2025? Why music streaming doesn’t always cut it
Nostalgic tech; autumn garden hacks; and what to wear when it rains
Tinseltown takeover: how Harry Potter fanfic has evolved into Hollywood’s hottest property
What once seemed a pretty fringe subculture of hobbyists riffing on stories that got them privately hot is now bringing mainstream cinema to a rolling boil
MP3 players are making a comeback – I tested 15 to find the best
Ditch the subscriptions and algorithms of the music streamers with our pick of the best modern digital audio players
Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy
As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the way
Spotify used to seem like a necessary evil for musicians. Now it just seems evil
I am removing my music from Spotify because I don’t want my songs – some written with survivors of conflict – to enrich people who fund weapons
Khruangbin, again? I quit Spotify for a month to escape samey algorithms – this is what I learned
After being served the same artists again and again, my tastes were narrowing – so I tried vinyl, iPods and radio to see if I could rediscover the joy of finding new music