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The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old | Editorial

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Long-abandoned formats such as cassettes and VHS tapes are finding new life as consumers seek a digital detoxTen years after the last video recorder manufacturer ceased production, the first straight-to-video movie for two decades – This Is How the World Ends – was released this month. The resurgence of vinyl began long ago; sales are […]

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Spotify says its AI remix tool protects artists from unregulated ‘slop’

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Critics of platform’s proposed new feature say it could accelerate the spread of machine-generated musicSpotify’s chief executive has said the company’s move into AI-generated music offers users and creators a better alternative to unregulated AI slop.Last week, the platform announced a new feature in which premium users will be allowed to create their own, AI-generated

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Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes

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Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first timeSpotify and Universal Music Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers and remixes using artificial intelligence.The licensing agreement is the first time the Swedish streaming company will allow listeners to use AI

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Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts

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Song that topped Swedish Spotify rankings ruled ineligible after elements of song revealed to be partly AI-madeA hit song has been excluded from Sweden’s official chart after it emerged the “artist” behind it was an AI creation.I Know, You’re Not Mine – or Jag Vet, Du Är Inte Min in Swedish – by a singer

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The best of: First Dog on the Moon cartoons 2025 | First Dog on the Moon

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From the world’s first social media ban to the world’s richest Jeff, revisit five of the best strips by the Guardian Australia cartoonistSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue

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Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify

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Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadataAn activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is preparing to release them online.Observers said the apparent leak could boost AI companies looking for material to develop their technology. Continue reading…

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‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify

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Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard WizardSpotify has removed an AI impersonator of popular Australian rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from the streaming service, with the band’s frontman voicing despair at the situation.King Gizzard removed their music

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I spent hours listening to Sabrina Carpenter this year. So why do I have a Spotify ‘listening age’ of 86?

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Many users of the app were shocked, this week, by this addition to the Spotify Wrapped roundup – especially twentysomethings who were judged to be 100“Age is just a number. So don’t take this personally.” Those words were the first inkling I had that I was about to receive some very bad news.I woke up

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Spotify Wrapped is taking over our feeds, but you don’t have outsource your relationship with music to AI | Liz Pelly

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The streamer’s annual charts are just another version of the tech that’s alienating us from our inner lives. Hold on to your musical memories and reclaim ownership of your tasteI like year-end list season. I like an opportunity to remember and reflect on the records that stuck with me over the course of a year

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