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"It's like Splice on crack": Soundful's new AI-powered platform generates beats in the style of Grammy-winning producers and artists

Soundful worked with producers like Kaskade, CB Mix and 3LAU in training its Collabs platform to create AI-generated beats that emulate their sound

MusicRadar

“It almost didn’t happen!” Dragula: how a last-minute demo turned into Rob Zombie’s immortal horror hit

In 1998, Rob Zombie wanted to forge a solo career beyond White Zombie. Releasing Dragula as his debut single put him on the fast track to cult celebrity.

Metal Hammer

The Taylor Swift effect: Record labels urge artists to limit album re-records

According to top music lawyers, newly-signed artists have been asked to sign that they won’t re-record their albums until between 10 and 30 years after their contract ends

The Independent UK

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Taylor Swift: Record labels ask artists to ‘limit album re-recording’ to prevent another ‘Taylor’s Version’

According to top music lawyers, newly-signed artists have been asked to sign that they won’t re-record their albums until between 10 and 30 years after their contract ends

The Independent UK

Major label backlash against more artists doing Taylor's Version-style re-recordings

“I recently did a deal with a very big indie that had a 30-year re-record restriction in it," claimed one music attorney

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and SZA lead Billboard Music Awards nominations

Winners will be announced during ceremony on 19 November

The Independent UK

The power of "Believe": 25 years later

Few immortal hits ascend the mountaintop without pushing millions over the edge. Eventually, most of us come around

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How Canadian R&B artists like Drake and Justin Bieber complicate ideas of race, music and nationality

Drake and Justin Bieber are among the biggest popular music stars in the world.

The Conversation

How Ice Spice became music's It Girl

The Bronx rapper has taken the industry by storm from viral songs with Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Pinkpanthress

Salon

‘Dangerous gatekeeping’: why is country music still resistant to diversity?

Grammy-winning star Maren Morris has announced she is leaving the genre that made her famous due to bigotry, revealing an industry still stuck in the past

The Guardian - US

Doja Cat's success built on controversy

The singer has alienated fans but still sits at the top of the charts. . . So what is her appeal?

Salon

Shakira opens up about co-parenting her two sons with ex Gerard Piqué: ‘It’s constant juggling’

‘I like to be a present mom and I need to be there every moment with my children,’ singer says

The Independent UK

The joys of Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball"

Following its 2013 debut, "Wrecking Ball" shocked, angered and bemused both fans and critics of the singer

Salon

Take the vitality of diverse Britain, set it to music. That’s why Ezra Collective deserve their Mercury prize

There is a musical and social power in the fusion of cultures we see in our inner cities. Plaudits to a band that captures that, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir

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Evening Standard

Billboard’s Best Original Song contenders for the Oscars, from I’m Just Ken to Dear Alien

As expected, a couple of Barbie songs have made the shortlist

The Independent UK

Oliver Anthony says speculation about his political views is ‘really funny’ to watch: ‘I’m just letting it ride’

Country singer has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks with his song ‘Rich Men of North Richmond’

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #101: Why is rightwing music suddenly storming the charts?

In this week’s newsletter: Country tunes that talk of downtrodden folk and shadowy elites are making Billboard Top 100 history in the US. And songs about sausage rolls are to blame

WEKU

The rise of Oliver Anthony and 'Rich Men North of Richmond'

Audiences may have only just learned about a fast-rising country singer during the Republican debate Wednesday night. But "Rich Men North of Richmond" also has ties to extremist narratives.

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The Independent UK

Oliver Anthony’s divisive ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ has made US chart history

Country singer has become the first artist to top the chart with no prior entries

The Independent UK

Oliver Anthony’s divisive ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ has made US chart history

Country singer has become the first artist to top the chart with no prior entries

The Independent UK

‘Thank u, next’: All the stars who have reportedly parted ways with Scooter Braun

Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato are among the stars reported to have cut ties professionally with Braun

Salon

DeSantis quotes viral "Rich Men" song

The future 2024 Republican hopeful attempts to appeal to the blue-collar working-class American

Marie Claire

Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato Just Parted Ways With Manager Scooter Braun

Braun is famously in a dispute with Taylor Swift over ownership of her master recordings.

Evening Standard

Who is Scooter Braun? The controversial music manager rumoured to be dating Sydney Sweeney

The former music manager has been linked to a few controversies over the course of his career

Louder

John Lennon wanted to produce them, Pat Metheny said he wouldn’t have played jazz fusion without them, and Rick Wakeman claimed he played the greatest organ solo ever: Rod Argent looks back on his time with the Zombies and Argent

Rod Argent was the founding member of The Zombies and Argent and collaborated with some of the best-known names in music, including Phil Collins and The Who. And now the Zombies are reanimated and ready for another bite of success…

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