Music Stories for 2024

'Record Store Day' 2024 Includes Talking Heads, Daft Punk, Cheech & Chong, Beatles 20
Song Lyrics Have Become Simpler and More Repetitive Over the Last Five Decades 143
Chechnya Is Banning Music That's Too Fast Or Slow 229
Top Musicians Among Hundreds Warning Against Replacing Human Artists With AI 162
Pythagoras Was Wrong: There Are No Universal Musical Harmonies, Study Finds 73
Vinyl Records Outsell CDs For the Second Year Running 142
Tennessee Becomes First State To Protect Musicians, Other Artists Against AI 23
Adobe's New Prototype Generative AI Tool Is the 'Photoshop' of Music-Making and Editing 51
Hacker Uses Raspberry Pi and AI To Block Noisy Neighbor's Music 93
EU to Fine Apple $500M+ for Stifling Music Competitors Like Spotify 117
Spotify's Layoffs Put an End To a Musical Encyclopedia 21
Joe Rogan Gets New Spotify Deal Worth Up To $250 Million 134
YouTube Says It Has More Than 100 Million Premium and Music Subscribers 48
Remembering The 1970s-Era Technology of Devo 43
Now Musicians' Union Threatens Possible Strike Over AI, Streaming Media 64
Music Streaming Platforms Must Pay Artists More, Says EU 58
Harmonix Is Ending Rock Band DLC Releases After 16 Years, 2,800 Songs 15
Ken Fritz Built a $1 Million Stereo. The Real Cost Was Unfathomable. 222
'Artificial Creativity' Music Software For Commodore Amiga Unearthed 39
Music Streams Hit 4 Trillion in 2023 21
Ask Slashdot: Does Anyone Still Use Ogg Vorbis Format? 148
An AI-powered Holographic Elvis Concert is Coming to Las Vegas (and the UK) 39
Spotify's Editorial Playlists Are Losing Influence Amid AI Expansion 14

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