Music

Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) could soon have "Bad Blood" with the Department of Justice, thanks to a suit stemming from the record breaking concert tour of Taylor Swift. What Happened: Live Nation, one of the world’s largest entertainment companies, owns...

Spotify Technologies SA (NYSE:SPOT) is developing new features inspired by TikTok to keep up with the platform’s popularity. According to The Wall Street Journal, these tools will allow paid subscribers to tweak tracks, like speeding them up or creating mash-ups, for later listening. One big...

Dreka Gates, previously known for managing her husband Kevin Gates‘s music career and upcoming speaker at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, has carved a new path in the cannabis industry with her venture, Love’s Harvest. Gates utilized the unexpected break from music tours...

The music industry’s push for transparency in the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models has received legislative support from at least one member of Congress. What Happened: California representative Adam Schiff introduced the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act on Tuesday...

Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) has launched a new beta tool for its Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia, allowing them to create AI-personalized playlists based on text descriptions. According to a company’s blog post, users can access this feature on their mobile devices by...

As Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) gears up for its first-quarter earnings release on April 23. Wall Street expects Spotify to report 81 cents in EPS and $3.95 billion in revenue. Spotify stock is up 135% over the past year, rising 64% YTD. As the company heads towards its Q1 earnings print,...

The iconic hard rock band Kiss has sold its song catalog, brand, likeness, and intellectual property to Stockholm-based Pophouse Entertainment for a sum speculated to be over $300 million. This deal comes as the band prepares to retire from live performances with their End of the Road World Tour,...

Over 200 prominent musicians, including Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson and others, united to issue an open letter to artificial intelligence (AI) developers, tech companies and digital platforms. According to Axios, the letter demanded an end to the utilization of AI in ways that...

Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer provided insights into the music industry’s evolving landscape, notably discussing TikTok and artificial intelligence (AI). In a Financial Times interview, Stringer did not dismiss the possibility of Sony Group Corp.’s (NYSE:SONY) Sony Music pulling its...

OpenAI has unveiled a voice-cloning technology that can replicate a person’s voice with just 15 seconds of audio input. What Happened: OpenAI, a company backed by Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), has introduced a voice-cloning technology that requires only 15 seconds of audio material to imitate...

Tennessee positioned itself on March 22 at the forefront of an emerging battle between the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence (AI) and the time-honored rights of artists. By introducing the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, famously dubbed the ELVIS Act, Tennessee...

When it comes to laws to keep artificial intelligence (AI) in check, it's now or never. That's at least the case in Tennessee, where lawmakers are enacting legislation to shield musicians and artists from unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) impersonations, becoming the first U.S....

Lady Gaga is likely recording new music, according to Billboard. The music publication interpreted the pop star's recent Instagram Stories post as a clue. The "Born This Way" singer uploaded an image of audio waves to her profile on Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) social media...

In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Ben Ferguson, COO of VR music platform Soundscape, shared insights into the fusion of music and virtual reality, and what the future holds for artists and fans alike. Soundscape, known for its dynamic performances from artists such as deadmau5, GRiZ,...

Tennessee has made history by becoming the first state in the nation to pass a law explicitly designed to protect artists from the unauthorized use of their vocal likeness by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. What Happened: Governor Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) has signed a groundbreaking piece of...