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Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates

Engadget

It's no secret that Spotify isn't a big money maker for most artists. But, in its annual Loud & Clear report , the music streamer is trying to change the narrative, reiterating an earlier claim that it paid artists $10 billion in 2024 ($60 million since launching) and adding that these payments increased tenfold over the last 10 years.

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Artists launch copyright lawsuit against AI art generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney

TechSpot

That's been especially true of systems that create art. The problem was highlighted last September when the Colorado State Fair's contest for emerging digital artists was by Jason M. AI-powered content-generating tools have seen their popularity explode in recent months, but it hasn't stopped the controversy that surrounds them.

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Metcalf Foundation now accepting applications for the 2024 Booster Fund for Toronto artists and art workers

Charity Village

The Metcalf Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2024 Booster Fund, which targets artists and arts workers grappling with the high cost of living and fragmented access to opportunity. Grants of up to $30,000 to boost projects or activities planned for 2025 are available.

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Artists across industries are strategizing together around AI concerns

TechCrunch

As creative industries grapple with AI’s explosion into every artistic medium at once, separate calls from artists warning the world to take action before it’s too late are starting to converge.

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How artists and scientists see tree branches similarly

Fast Company Tech

Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? Piet Mondrian was an early 20th-century abstract artist and art theorist obsessed with simplicity and essence of form. This science of trees inspired my colleague and me to measure the scaling of tree branch diameter in art.

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Grimes sold $6 million worth of digital art as NFTs

The Verge

Grimes is the latest artist to get in on the NFT gold rush, selling around $6 million worth of digital artworks after putting them up for auction yesterday. NFTs allow buyers to support artists, but it also gives buyers a couple things in return. Grimes isn’t the only artist to have made out big on NFTs already.

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Five beautiful bags that also get the job done

Fast Company Tech

Linquist Hilma, $750 Linquist, a studio studio based in Rhode Island, creates bags that are inspired by works of art. The bag is named after Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist who was among the first abstract artists in Western art history.