by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Braamfontein, Greasy Tunes, Kota, music, News, Other Tech News, pop-up, South Africa, Spotify
Spotify’s Greasy Tunes is officially heading to Johannesburg. What’s that, you ask? Well, we’d forgive you for thinking it was a band. ‘The Greasy Tunes’ certainly has the ring of a cool-enough band name that your ‘alternative’ friend swore changed their life.... by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | App News, copyright law, Elon Musk, Internet News, lawsuit, music, News, NMPA, Twitter
For once, Twitter has gone a couple of days without inciting some sort of “controversy” on the Internet. Or perhaps we’re getting better at tuning Musk’s plaything out. Whatever the case, that blissful peace has come to an end. The National Music Publishers’... by admin | May 11, 2023 | AI, App News, Boomy, Internet News, music, News, Spotify, streaming
Are you tired of AI taking over your feed? We feel the same way. And, apparently, so does Spotify. The musical giant recently took down thousands of songs from Boomy, a startup whose schtick is producing artificially generated “music”. Unfortunately, despite removing... by admin | Feb 5, 2023 | AI, artificial intelligence, generative AI, Google, music, News, Other Tech News, The Conversation
The past few years have seen an explosion in applications of artificial intelligence to creative fields. A new generation of image and text generators is delivering impressive results. Now AI has also found applications in music, too. Last week, a group of researchers... by admin | Nov 25, 2022 | Articles, music
Music is a powerful tool that can bring individuals together and promote trust, empathy, and relief from life’s daily pressure. This year alone, data confirms that there is a bigger interest and spend on music and podcasts with an increase of 7,8% and a 3,7% increase... by admin | Oct 26, 2022 | Africa Podcast Fund, Africa Podfest, Entertainment, Melissa Mbugua, music, New Africa Podcast Fund, Spotify, Technology
Spotify has announced and invested large sums of money into the Africa Podcast Fund, a first-of-its-kind podcast initiative on the continent. Read more on Bandwidth Blog