The latest virtual artist who’ll be putting music out through a major label is Noonoouri, a digital character.
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News round-up: Twitter/X, US voluntary AI commitments, Bebe Rexha, TikTok and Superplastic
Please note that this week, we’re taking our annual week-long news summer pause – however, we are still publishing a Lead story each day, and quick links to other important […]
HYBE’s virtual artist Midnatt releases debut in six languages
K-Pop firm HYBE has unveiled its latest artist, Midnatt, releasing the official music video for their debut release in six languages.
Sony Music Japan’s Prism Project adds three more virtual artists
Sony Music Japan’s virtual talent management agency Prism Project has just announced its latest three avatar artists.
Tencent Music talks up Lucy, its first ‘hyper-real’ virtual artist
Tencent Music has been showing off its first ‘hyper-real virtual pop idol’, an avatar artist named Lucy who debuted in late 2022.
Amazon’s Alexa Fund invests in synthetic-reality startup Superplastic
One of the companies in the synthetic reality space, Superplastic, has just raised a $20m funding round led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund.
Music NFTs roundup: Rihanna, Def Jam, Guzzu…
Rihanna isn’t selling NFTs this week: she’s got a Super Bowl half-time show to concentrate on. But one of her producers is.
Virtual artist Polar gets in on the Christmas-single action
We’ve reported on a number of virtual artists this year, and Polar is one of the examples that appears to have some momentum.
Phonky thang? Universal Music Italy debuts virtual artist Zero Pain
Virtual artists signed to major labels? It’s a slightly touchy subject in 2022 thanks to the controversy around FN Meka…
Hume raises $11.7m to create more virtual music ‘metastars’
Angelbaby is one of the emerging crop of virtual artists that have been created by web3 startups.
Wave and Riot Games team up for virtual band Pentakill
Pentakill are making a comeback in what Wave describes as “an epic virtual experience for the ages” to take place on 8 September.
Warner Music Group reports 27% growth driven by traditional and emerging streaming
About a year ago, when it became clear the pandemic was here for a while, there were some question marks over the impact it would have on streaming. Would people […]