Recommended Reading: The making of Elton John's VR retirement party

How Elton John's VR retirement announcement hit your headset Emma Grey Ellis, Wired If you haven't heard, music legend Sir Elton John announced his retirement and final tour this week in the most 2018 way possible: VR. Wired goes behind the scenes to get the details on how that montage was made before it beamed out to your headset. MLB's Advanced Media arm does a lot of things -- from websites to streaming. It's also working on a video game and Polygon has a detailed look at the development. Spotify's scientist: Artificial intelligence should be embraced, not feared, by the music business Tim Ingham, Music Business Worldwide MBW caught up with the director of Spotify's Creator Technology Research Lab to chat about AI and how it relates to the future of the biz, including robot musicians.