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Warner does a deal with Suno, Udio; what could possibly go wrong?
It’s Lucy and the football time with the music industry. Having led artists into a complete disaster with streaming, they seem poised to do it again, on a grander scale, with generative AI. Warner has a deal with Suno today, following Udio earlier this week. Peace for our time.
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Director of Oyoun, Berlin cultural space, among illegal flotilla abductions
Louna Sbou, the director of Berlin cultural space Oyoun, is one of hundreds of civilians whom Israel illegally detained in international waters yesterday. It’s yet another moment highlighting the ongoing genocide. Here is my appeal to all my friends and colleagues across culture and creative technology in Germany: will you do something?
Trump tariffs bring chaos, as shipments halted from Europe, Asia
The Trump administration’s trade policies do more than increase costs for US consumers. Their historic scale and disorganized rollout are causing global disruptions. That hurts independent music gear makers and label owners. It’s also ironically likely to cripple manufacturers trying to work in the USA. The only (sort of) good news: shippers and exporters are trying to find solutions, and at least some of the disruptions should be temporary. But those solutions won’t come free.
Peter Kirn - August 25, 2025
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Paulee Alex Bow makes songs from transphobic, ableist hate mail
Peter Kirn - May 29, 2025
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Benn Jordan’s AI poison pill and the weird world of adversarial noise
Peter Kirn - April 15, 2025
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