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Who gets paid when AI makes a song?
Royalties, rights and the messy business of machine-made music.
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Artists who use AI as an instrument
For some musicians, AI is less a threat than a new kind of synthesiser.
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Voice clones and the future of the pop star
Some artists license their voice. Others are fighting to protect it.
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Film scores made with AI: can you tell?
Some of these picks have aged badly in their details. The technology looks wrong, the interfaces are clunky. But the human questions at their centre still hold up…
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The history of computer music, from Illiac to now
Computers have been making music since the 1950s. A short history.
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Mastering and mixing with AI tools
Affordable tools are changing how independent musicians finish their tracks.
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Labels, lawsuits and licensing deals
The music industry is negotiating with AI companies. Where things stand.
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Teaching music with machines
Teachers are using AI for practice, theory and composition exercises.
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Ambient, generative and endless: music that never ends
Generative music has a long, calm history. AI is extending it.