Record labels gang up to sue AI music generator duo into utter oblivion Updated Recording Industry Ass. of America orchestrates war on Udio and Suno AI + ML24 Jun 2024 | 50
Uncle Sam's had enough of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, sues to end monopoly Music to everyone's ears Personal Tech23 May 2024 | 19
Blue screen of death or Eurovision's Windows95man performance – what's less annoying? Those with a delicate constitution, look away now Bootnotes13 May 2024 | 179
Universal Music accuses TikTok of 'intimidation' and threats to replace humans with AI Made-in-China social network allegedly made lowball licensing offer and abused its platform power AI + ML31 Jan 2024 | 16
Everyone's suing AI over text and pics. But music? You ain't seen nothing yet Comment When record labels go bananas over brief samples, good luck generating tracks built from today's culture AI + ML08 Jan 2024 | 43
Tech renders iconic rockers Kiss genuinely immortal Final farewell show unveils the band's digital form Offbeat04 Dec 2023 | 49
Wish you could sing like Charli XCX or possess any musical talent? YouTube AI might make that happen Fake it (with a neural network) until you make it AI + ML17 Nov 2023 | 22
So this one time, at Bandcamp, half the staff were laid off Epic redundancies all round SaaS17 Oct 2023 | 45
Brainwaves rock! Scientists decode Pink Floyd tune straight from the noggin First up: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 Science17 Aug 2023 | 38
Internet Archive sued by record labels as battle with book publishers intensifies Music copyright bomb hits just as other court conflict leads to lending limits Personal Tech14 Aug 2023 | 55
Man who nearly killed physical media returns with $60,000 vinyl turntable Ive got a bad feeling about this Offbeat10 Jul 2023 | 241
Important note: Humans can use AI to make music and still bag a Grammy Organizers change rules as generative ML takes over everything AI + ML05 Jul 2023 | 17
Music bosses go after Twitter's unlicensed soundtrack to the tune of $250M Just what the Muskified platform needs right now – another lawsuit Legal15 Jun 2023 | 23
Hong Kong tries to outlaw uploads of unofficial and anti-Beijing anthem State-sponsored SEO effort to send people to properly patriotic tune has its limits Legal07 Jun 2023 | 23
Musicians threaten to make Oasis 'Live Forever' with AI Comment Some things should remain dead Offbeat21 Apr 2023 | 59
India's IT minister denies targeting Chinese apps for bans Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba acknowledges buyout bid; BTS member Jungkook's hat lands online seller in strife; and more Software13 Feb 2023 |
Hundreds of Spotify staff stream out the door in latest layoffs CEO Ek admits he never stopped to consider whether pandemic boom was temporary Personal Tech23 Jan 2023 | 19
In praise of MIDI, tech's hidden gift to humanity Opinion One version to bind them all, and in the darkness rock them Personal Tech19 Dec 2022 | 117
Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit Another reason not to play 1989's Rhythm Nation – it may mess with some hard disk drives Security18 Aug 2022 | 133
Sony responds to inflation with $3,700 gold-plated 'Walkman' In truth, a non-tape media player for Gen Xers with more money than sense Personal Tech14 Jun 2022 | 47
The end of the iPod – last model available 'while supplies last' The day the music died … was probably 2007, when the iPhone made standalone music players redundant Personal Tech11 May 2022 | 57
Feds charge two men with claiming ownership of others' songs to steal YouTube royalty payments Alleged scheme said to have netted $20m since 2017 Security03 Dec 2021 | 30
Want to feel old? Aussie cyclist draws Nirvana baby in Strava on streets of Adelaide because Nevermind is 30 Meanwhile, Nirvana baby unchuffed about being Nirvana baby Bootnotes27 Sep 2021 | 38
AI recommendations fail fans who like hard rock and hip hop – official science Welcome to the new bland AI + ML31 Mar 2021 | 42
GitHub warns devs face ban if they fork DMCA'd YouTube download tool... while hinting how to beat the RIAA No, no, no, you hit it like this *whack* Software03 Nov 2020 | 63
Prank warning: You do know your smart speaker's paired with Spotify over the internet, don't you? I can't stop people playing music at me, says Reg reader Bootnotes30 Apr 2020 | 72
Buy Amazon's tiny $99 keyboard so you can make terrible AI music for all your friends re:Invent DeepComposer is certainly no maestro AI + ML02 Dec 2019 | 35
The Register taps a foot with boffins under the Lovell Telescope at Bluedot Festival Ad Astra Tabernamque... but no, we can't dance Science26 Jul 2019 | 16
Prodigy dancer and vocalist Keith Flint found dead aged 49 Bez of the chemical generation made an indelible mark on British music Bootnotes04 Mar 2019 | 110
Turn on, tune in, drop out: Apple's whizz-bang T2 security chips hit a bum note for Mac audio Sm... ck m... glitch up: Coprocess... has nasty... USB ...oun... outp... rruption... roblem Personal Tech19 Feb 2019 | 26
Amazon Prime Music turns the volume down a little too much Users face hours without tunes as streaming service trips up mid-dance move SaaS16 Oct 2018 | 21
Oomm-tsss, oomm-tsss, Oomm-tsss, oomm-tsss... it's an AI beatbox Vid Press record, make some noise into your mic, press play, voila – all in your browser AI + ML09 Aug 2018 | 2
Here's why AI can't make a catchier tune than the worst pop song in the charts right now DeepMind tries to train a neural network on classical piano AI + ML24 Jul 2018 | 61
Audiophiles have really taken to the warm digital tone of streaming music Revenues up 41 per cent, industry in 'recovery mode' Personal Tech24 Apr 2018 | 96
Amazon warns you have 30 days before Music Storage files bloodbath Jeff Bezos will do to your MP3s what he did to your bookstore Personal Tech30 Mar 2018 | 76
Home taping revisited: A mic in each hand, pointing at speakers Something for the Weekend, Sir? A blinga, a blanga, a bippety bop, I'm going down to the record shop YEAH! Bootnotes09 Feb 2018 | 177
As the singularity approaches, neural network pens black metal album RotM Reeeyeeeeeese... of tha maaassssshyyyyyyunaahhhhh AI + ML04 Dec 2017 | 22
More are paying to stream music, but YouTube still holds the value gap Demand's there; compensating artists is another issue Software20 Sep 2017 | 14
Spotify just can't wash those songwriters out of its hair Out of the way, I've got an IPO On-Prem14 Sep 2017 | 16
Facebook's music plans mean you'll never leave Facebook Analysis Roach motel Personal Tech06 Sep 2017 | 42
Apple exits music player biz by killing iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle The iPod Touch is all that remains now and it's had two models axed Personal Tech28 Jul 2017 | 63
DIY music veteran SoundCloud flounders, lays off 40% of staff Closes London and San Fran offices in pursuit of profits On-Prem07 Jul 2017 | 15
I still haven't found what I'm malloc()ing for: U2 tops poll of music today's devs code to 🎶 Where the streets have no hostname 🎶 Devops13 Jun 2017 | 125
MP3 'died' and nobody noticed: Key patents expire on golden oldie tech And Fraunhofer won't renew 'em Bootnotes16 May 2017 | 163
Yet another job menaced by AI! Uh, wait, it says here... Dance Dance Revolution designers Is this the last waltz for bonkers music game's level makers? AI + ML24 Mar 2017 | 10
Google agrees to break pirates' domination over music searches UK.gov tells search engines to demote dodgy websites or face legislation Legal20 Feb 2017 | 75
Top of the bots: This AI isn't a cold, cruel killing machine – it's a pop music hit machine Feature Cyber-crooner tries to prove code can be creative too AI + ML11 Nov 2016 | 46
Is this the worst Blockchain idea you've ever heard? Poll Peak Blockchain. Just stop Legal20 Oct 2016 | 58
Google had Obama's ear during antitrust probe Updated Wait, whaaat? This isn't supposed to happen Legal18 Aug 2016 | 36
Church organist nabbed for playing glory hole in excelsis One gift from God (a) man did not want to see Bootnotes27 Jul 2016 | 45
Spotify, YouTube pay musicians with ever-shrinking buttons With CD and downloads crashing, is this the end? Legal12 Jul 2016 | 39
Wealthy youngsters more likely to be freetards than anyone else – study Middle class self-entitled whingers also Remainians? Yarr. Legal05 Jul 2016 | 57
Peter Gabriel-backed music startup goes titsup, takes £500k of your money with it CueSongs hits the run-off groove Legal29 Jun 2016 | 23
Astroboffins create music from SPAAAAAAAAAAACE Milky Way muso might just unlock secrets to galaxy's youthful years Science07 Jun 2016 | 11
Hey, YouTube: Pay your 'workers' properly and get with the times Analysis BPI takes pop at UGC loophole Legal06 May 2016 | 40
'Apple ate my music!' Streaming jukebox wipes 122GB – including muso's original tracks Alert after heavy-handed sync nukes files Legal05 May 2016 | 107
Vinyl LPs to top 3 million sales in Blighty this year But can you get Bouncing Babies by the Teardrop Explodes? Legal15 Apr 2016 | 63
Brit uni rattles tin for ultra-low latency audio board 'Bela' BeagleBone Black cape, ideal for impatient musos Personal Tech01 Mar 2016 | 28
Subscription music download service drip.fm closes They won't be giants, despite being They Might Be Giant's music-as-a-service provider Legal19 Feb 2016 | 5
Foetuses offered vaginal music streaming service Direct stimulation coming soon to a womb near you Bootnotes07 Jan 2016 | 86