Goto

Collaborating Authors

 music


Diljit Dosanjh makes history under the famous Wembley arch

BBC News

On Saturday night, under the world-famous Wembley arch, five words rang out: Punjabi Aa Gaye Wembley Oye! Indian megastar Diljit Dosanjh famously starts all his concerts by announcing that the Punjabis have arrived. But this time, it was a play on the usual catchphrase. Dosanjh is the first ever Punjabi singer to headline Wembley Stadium, the music venue has said. Addressing his fans, he reflected on the significance of the occasion. This moment will go down in the history books, he said.


Suno trained its v6 AI music models with help from Warner and BMG

Engadget

AI music generator Suno has just introduced its new v6 family of models. The models mark the first time the company has worked with labels to train a new set of AI systems. As of today, the v6 series consists of three models: v6, v6-wild and v6-mini. The first of those is Suno's new flagship offering. The company describes v6 as "reliable, precise," and capable of delivering consistently "polished music across every genre and style."


Richard Kelly on Donnie Darko at 25: 'It's a Miracle That Any Movie Gets Made'

WIRED

Richard Kelly on at 25: 'It's a Miracle That Any Movie Gets Made' The director discusses his debut novel, staying true to an artistic vision, and the absurd line of dialogue from he believes will find its way into his obituary. For a diehard fan of, meeting director and screenwriter Richard Kelly is a thrill in itself. But to first encounter him as a silhouette in a darkened movie theater is to feel almost like a character in one of his films--unmoored by indefinite space and physics, questioning your altered perception. It's a hot Friday in mid-August when I sit down with Kelly, 51, at Santa Monica's Aero Theatre, a beloved repertory venue that makes a key appearance in, his remarkable debut feature. Released in October 2001 with virtually no marketing due to the tragic events of 9/11 weeks prior (the plot hinges on a plane accident), it couldn't get a toehold at the box office. But in the months and years that followed, the film became a hit on the home video market and gained a fervent cult fandom thanks to its unique supernatural mystery.


5 years of flowkey's at-home piano lessons is now just 80

Mashable

Trending Now Say More Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Switch Off Creator Playbook Mashable Voices Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List In My Bag All Series The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Get 5 years of flowkey Classic, including interactive lessons, instant feedback, and 1,000+ piano pieces, for $79.99 through Sept. 3. Learning piano gets considerably easier when the lesson waits for you -- not the other way around. A five-year subscription to the flowkey Classic Plan is $79.99 through Sept. 3, down from $899.


Who's Afraid of A.I. Music?

The New Yorker

When the rapper Fenix Flexin dรฉbuted a new accent on his single "Rubberz," he stumbled into a century-old fight over musical fraudulence. Startups including Suno allow users to create songs with A.I., and some A.I. entities have started to attract followings on Spotify. Earlier this summer, a small night club in Passaic, New Jersey, hosted a brief performance by one of the year's most talked-about musicians. A post on Instagram had promised attendees "an unforgettable night," although not necessarily a long one: the only assurance was that the Los Angeles rapper known as Fenix Flexin would be "performing his viral hit'Rubberz' live!" Until recently, Fenix was known for high-spirited and slightly mush-mouthed hip-hop tracks, but "Rubberz," which was released in June, marked a dramatic change: it was sad but sprightly synth pop, like an unheard outtake from the nineteen-eighties; the vocals were crisp, with a hint of vibrato and a faintly British accent. Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity--a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself.


Music industry fends off flood of AI music 'stealing' the charts

FOX News

The music industry is trying to fend off AI-generated music as the technology becomes more popular. Many artists on Nashville's Music Row oppose the use of it, saying AI will never replace human soul.


Is this the next big thing in music? Spotify is turning online fandom into real-life community

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Look Up Creator Playbook Mashable Voices Trending Now Say More Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Switch Off In My Bag All Series Is this the next big thing in music? Phone-free concerts and Spotify's events are giving young fans an increasingly rare opportunity to connect in person. Olivia Tauber is the deputy editor of digital culture, covering creators, media, movies, beauty, and more. Based in New York, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Complex, and Interview Magazine. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from NYU and a Bachelor's from the University of Michigan.


AI models flub these intelligence tests. Can you fare any better?

MIT Technology Review

That's a major factor in how well models do on the most famous puzzle-based benchmark, ARC-AGI. These problems require you to infer abstract, general rules from a set of examples. Models do better on ARC puzzles when they receive each grid not as an image but as a string of numbers that encodes the color of each cell. Research suggests that even when models answer ARC-AGI questions correctly, they often do so using byzantine and non-generalizable rules, whereas humans draw on simple visual concepts. Despite these disadvantages, models have gotten quite good at ARC-AGI over the past year, but some puzzles--such as the one printed here--still stump them.


Dolly Parton Loved Us All, Darlin'

TIME - Tech

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW? Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Follow this tag to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW? Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW?


The internet mourns Dolly Parton, country music's brightest light

Mashable

Mashable Voices Look Up Trending Now Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Say More Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Switch Off In My Bag VidCon with Mashable All Series Stars and fans remember a singular talent with a big heart, big dreams, and even bigger hair. Olivia Tauber is the deputy editor of digital culture, covering creators, media, movies, beauty, and more. Based in New York, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Complex, and Interview Magazine. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from NYU and a Bachelor's from the University of Michigan. She also runs Fan Mail, a weekly pop-culture newsletter.