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Napster just sold for $207 million

Engadget

Current Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos says that the purchase will allow artists to create crazy environments that are really only limited by their imaginations. As an example, he described a reggae artist who might enjoy a virtual beach environment. The company says its version of Napster will disrupt legally.

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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

Some of them — including Grammy Award-winning artists such as Jay-Z , The Chainsmokers , Nas , and others like Snoop Dogg — have launched various funds to invest in startups in the U.S., What’s pulling African music artists to tech investment? Europe and globally. . Mr. Eazi (founder of Empawa Africa and investor in PawaPay).

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Authentic Artists is building virtual, AI-powered musicians

TechCrunch

Chris McGarry, who previously led music integration at Facebook’s Oculus, is taking a new approach to bringing music into the virtual world with his startup Authentic Artists. The appeal is that these artists can really be vehicles for collaboration with the audience, so that [audience members] can selectively shape the live show.”

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Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artists

The Verge

It’s a unique way to get in front of an audience that maybe you’re not reaching through other means.”. “If It’s something that we’re thinking about as a platform for artists,” Nanzer says. “This is a tour stop,” explains Nate Nanzer, Fortnite ’s head of global partnerships. “If If you’re on tour, you want to stop on the Fortnite stage.

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ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today

Engadget

OpenAI has been doubling its audience for ChatGPT at a rapid rate, and the addition of its latest image generation feature has increased the AI assistant's popularity. While ChatGPT's ability to create original images has been a delight (and occasional horror show) for users, the AI platform continues to draw the ire of artists and creatives.

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5 things you need to know when growing your consumer audience

The Next Web

Over the past two years, I’ve been tasked with helping to grow the consumer audience for iHeartRadio , Clear Channel’s digital all-in-one music service, in the midst of an incredibly crowded and noisy field. Yet, if none of this deters you, here are the five things you should keep in mind when growing your consumer audience.

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

There are all sorts of obstacles that are thrown up in front of artists’ Matt Buchholz’s artwork is usually a hit during the holidays. Major platforms allow these fakes to quickly find an audience — he estimates dozens of his work on Facebook alone. then complain to the original artist. Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole.

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