“I’ve landed on a solution”: Is James Blake launching a streaming app?

Blake recently aired concerns about TikTok’s impact on the music industry and the financial struggles artists face due to inadequate royalty payouts.

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Best Spotify alternatives: Music streaming platforms to consider in 2024

Jumping ship from Spotify? We couldn’t possibly imagine why, but if you are, we’ve rounded up eight streaming services that offer something a little different.

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“It’s like we’ve invented fire and the first thing we’ve thought to do with it is to burn down our house”: Lex Dromgoole thinks we shouldn’t jump to the worst conclusions with AI

“In the early stages of AI, some of the most interesting and inspiring parts of it were the bits it didn’t do right.”

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“I always know when it’s done. It’s a feeling”: Jack Antonoff explains how he knows when a track is finished

“Ego in the studio is so hilarious to me.”

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Critter & Guitari’s Kaleidoloop returns for the first time since 2016 with all-new features

This cute little looper is back!

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AlphaTheta Euphonia rotary DJ mixer is a digital/analogue hybrid with Rupert Neve Designs components /

The brand claims its first-ever rotary mixer will give you a sound that’s “never been heard before” in a DJ mixer.

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Check out this Teenage Engineering-inspired gaming console built by a university student

The design follows the same minimal and sleek aesthetic famously used by the brand.

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Tidal introduces Circles, a social network for musicians to discuss their experiences in the industry

Users are able to contribute to discussions either anonymously or using their name.

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Justice: “We heard Sicko Mode by Travis Scott and said, ‘Wow, we’re still thinking about music in an ancient way’”

“We tried to unlearn a bit of what we knew as musicians and producers.”

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Fortnite players can now rock out with an iconic Fender Stratocaster or Precision Bass in-game

Both guitars are available in-game in a range of colours.

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Justice, Nia Archives, Peggy Gou, James Blake and more are playing Glastonbury 2024

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline the Pyramid Stage on Worthy Farm this year.

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“Balance cannot be thought of as an objective truth”: Oeksound’s “adaptive tone shaper” plugin Bloom is available now

“Bloom is the culmination of six years of research, development, and critical listening. It is by far our most complex processor to date.”

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“Right now, the economics of streaming are very broken”: sonu.stream co-founder Laura Jaramillo wants to re-shape streaming

Jamillo worked with producer TOKiMONSTA on the blockchain-based streaming platform.

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Kalide’s Collage 2.0 tries to remove the technicalities from music production — but why?

Looking more like an artist’s mood board than an audio multi-effects processor, does Collage stray too far from practicality and too close to artsiness?

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Techno in Berlin officially joins the UNESCO cultural heritage list

“This is a major milestone for the entire culture, and our joy is beyond words,” said Rave the Planet, the non-profit that spearheaded the campaign.

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21 UK festivals called off, postponed or cancelled altogether – with over 100 in danger of disappearing without immediate action

“Without having had a single steady season since the pandemic in which to recover, the country’s festivals are under more financial strain than ever.”

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“In the future you’ll go to Spotify, you’ll see The Beatles, and The Beatles AI”: Rick Beato shares his worries about AI

The YouTuber spoke in front of a Senate committee about AI in music last year.

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“Dr. Dre especially would love if there was a way to have total isolation with live drums”: Trevor Lawrence Jr. on blurring the lines between acoustic kits and drum machines

“There’s a lot of gating and things, because he really likes everything to be isolated.”

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“You can’t hide behind the screen forever!”: How Pharrell Williams and Johnny Marr inspired film legend Hans Zimmer to go on tour

It’s the iconic composer’s first North America tour for seven years.

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Why the Euphonia is AlphaTheta and Rupert Neve Designs’ dream collaboration

AlphaTheta’s debut DJ mixer is audacious — the first analogue/digital rotary DJ mixer in the world. Will this niche product make any impact on the industry?

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