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It’s 2023, so naturally we asked ChatGPT to write a bunch of April Fool’s stories for us

Every year, Music Ally publishes a spoof April Fool's news story. This year we got ChatGPT to do the hard work for us.
April 1, 2023
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Ed Sheeran says new album includes ‘at least one’ track written by an AI

Ed Sheeran has revealed that he’s been using a creative AI on his new album, and that it's written one song entirely by itself.
April 1, 2023
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Utopia Music sells Sentric to Believe – but what happens next?

Distributor Believe is buying publishing-tech firm Sentric from Utopia Music, in what has been a tough time for the latter company.
March 31, 2023
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Kobalt revenues up 22% as advances and catalogue spend hits $300m

Kobalt's revenues grew by 22% last year, and that it spent more than $300m on advances and music catalogues.
March 31, 2023
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Dice extends Troxy deal and hires new chief business officer

Ticketing firm Dice is keeping itself busy, with an extension of one of its venue deals in the UK, and a new chief business officer.
March 31, 2023
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DJ-booking app Djaayz expands to UK after French soft-launch

Need to book a DJ? There’s a new app for that: Djaayz. It soft-launched in France in late 2022, and this week has expanded to the UK.
March 31, 2023
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TikTok hails 1m creations milestone for Ed Sheeran’s ‘Eyes Closed’

Ed Sheeran's 'Eyes Closed' single has now been used in more than 1m video creations on TikTok, the company has announced.
March 31, 2023
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YouTube reveals new Shorts music stats: views, artist reach and subscriptions growth

YouTube has announced three new stats focused on the musical impact of its short-video feature YouTube Shorts.
March 30, 2023
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UK’s proposed AI regulations swerve content copyright issue

The British government has published its latest effort to get to grips with the impact and potential of artificial intelligence technologies.
March 30, 2023
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Ed Sheeran talks music reviews (and btw he’s mostly wrong)

“Why do you need to read a review? Listen to it. It’s freely available!” Ed Sheeran told Rolling Stone this month.
March 30, 2023
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Twitch channel Automata Radio blends music with ChatGPT AI

Automata Radio is a Twitch channel streaming electronic music round the clock, with ChatGPT playing a hosting role, responding to listeners.
March 30, 2023
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WMG lays off 270 people: ‘This is not a blanket cost-cutting exercise’

Warner Music group is laying off 270 people, but said it’s “not a blanket cost-cutting exercise”. We have some thoughts on the implications.
March 30, 2023