09.26.2023
The Daily Recorder
Capturing music history as it happens | 09.26.23
Rolling Stones • Paramore • Drake • Keith Richards • Spotify AI
Spotify Has No Plan to Ban AI-Created Music
Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify says that he has no plan of completely banning content created by AI from the platform. And he does have a point.
Speaking with BBC, Ek argued that technology had valid use in the making of music, and the debate of AI is likely to happen in the “many, many years” to come. However, when it’s used to impersonate human artists without their consent — that’s where he draws the line.
The company pulled Ghostwriter’s fake Drake and The Weeknd song off from the platform earlier this year and is prohibiting the use of its content for the training of an AI model.
Ek has shared his three “buckets” regarding the use of AI in music on the streaming platform: tools used to improve music are acceptable, tools used to impersonate others are not; music created by AI and trained from existing work but doesn’t directly impersonate anyone is still in the grey area.
“It’s going to be tricky.”
Spotify’s own expedition in the use of AI is deepening. After having launched its AI DJ, they are now piloting a new AI-powered technology that would translate podcasts recorded in English voices into different languages.
“By matching the creator’s own voice, Voice Translation gives listeners around the world the power to discover and be inspired by new podcasters in a more authentic way than ever before,” said Ziad Sultan, VP of Personalization, in a press release.
Voice Translation is also one of the first to be tested on the new voice-generating technology created by Open AI.
“Sweet Sounds of Heaven”: Rolling Stones to Release New Single With Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder
The Stones are ready to release their A-list track, “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.
Mark the date. This Thurday. Sept. 28. A brand new track from the legendary rock band will be dropped. The news came through from an Instagram post from The Stone’s official account, which gives a teasingly exciting preview of the upcoming single.
Fans are blown away by Gaga’s “sweet sounds of heaven” and the fresh new sound that separates this track from the Stones’ previous releases. The clip also gives a glimpse of Wonders’ jazzy keys.
Paramore Is Teasing ‘This Is Why’-Related 3 Dates Surprise
The band is up to something special. On Monday, they shared a cryptic video of an iPhone note titled, “Re: This Is Why” on Twitter. The note included three dates that read, “9.28 - This Is Why. 10.2 - Is This Why? 10.6 - Why Is This?”
Their reunion album titled This Is Why was released in February. So far, it’s unclear whether these titles referred to new songs, a B-side or a deluxe release, but the vague post has hyped fans up.
This Is Why marked the first album in six years from Hayley Williams, Zac Farro, and Taylor York. Talking about their reunion, Paramore frontwoman told Billboard “At this point, I don’t understand how we’re still doing it.”
In the time apart, all members were focusing on their own endeavors. Williams debuted her solo album in 2020 while York also had his own thing going on. “It just feels like against all odds every single time,” said Williams. “Honestly, I feel like we’re the most annoying band in the world because it’s always like, ‘Oh, we overcame this, and now we’re making this album.”
Drake & SZA’s “Slime You Out” Claims No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 At Debut
Previewing from Drake’s upcoming album For All The Dogs, the single has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Drake’s 12th Hot 100 No.1 and secured him as the fifth artist to have the most chart-toppers. Drake is right below Michael Jackson, who had 13. The Beatles’ record remains undefeated with 20 songs having claimed the top spot, followed by Mariah Carey (19), and Rihanna (14).
For All The Dogs is due on Oct. 6.
The Kool Kids Are Listening to Jazz
Keith Richards Says Pop Music Has Always Been 'Rubbish' and 'Cheap'
“I don’t want to start complaining about pop music,” the Stones’ guitarist told The Telegraph, but he did it anyway. Richards’ playlist (if he has one) consists mainly of blues, jazz, and classical. He said pop “has always been rubbish,” and it was “the point of it.”
“They make it as cheap and as easy as possible and therefore it always sounds the same; there’s very little feel in it,” he criticized and said that he liked music with “people playing instruments.”
He was seriously not a fan of “plastic synthesized Muzak, as it used to be known.”
“What you hear in elevators, which is now the par for the course.” Ouch…
And as for rap, he didn’t seem to understand the point of it at all. “I don’t really like to hear people yelling at me and telling me it’s music, AKA rap. I can get enough of that without leaving my house.”
