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Canada’s SOCAN names Musical AI as its attribution partner to credit and pay creators whose work shapes AI music
Canada’s performing rights society SOCAN has partnered with Musical AI, a Canadian rights technology firm, to build systems that identify when songwriters’ and composers’ work has been used by artificial intelligence, ensuring those creators are credited and paid. SOCAN will recognise Musical AI as an approved technology partner for attribution services, marking one of the…
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walt disco Announce New Self-Titled Album
Glasgow indie-dance band walt disco have announced their self-titled second album, four years in the making since their acclaimed 2022 debut ‘Unlearning’, which earned a Best Independent Album nomination at the AIM Awards. The new record marks the group’s move to label EMI North and is described as a “call to arms” statement, alongside the…
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Boy Harsher announce new album ‘GET MEAN,’ share “Hard Beat” video
Boy Harsher have announced their new album, ‘GET MEAN’, and released “Hard Beat” with a self-directed music video. The announcement marks the darkwave duo’s major-label debut and introduces a record shaped by grief, heartbreak and recovery following a difficult period for its members. The 12-track album is due on 18 September via Atlantic Records and…
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“We were a little ahead of England”: The 1974 album Genesis claim they accidentally invented punk with
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3 Essential and Gritty Southern Rock Songs From the 1980s That Still Pack a Punch
This is a light-hearted music feature rather than a hard news story, in which American Songwriter picks out three southern rock tracks from the 1980s that the outlet argues remain powerful decades later. The list highlights how country-rock crossover songs from that era combined swagger, attitude and social commentary in ways still felt in rock…
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A Car John Bonham Probably Drove Into a Ditch Is Headed to Auction
A 1972 Jensen Interceptor III once owned by Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham is going up for auction in the UK, with speculation that it could be the same car he reportedly crashed in 1977. The car will be sold by Iconic Auctioneers, appealing to collectors interested in both classic vehicles and rock history, though…
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Robert Plant’s Legacy Continues With Major Lifetime Achievement Honor
Robert Plant, best known as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, is to receive the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the organisation’s highest honour. He will travel to Nashville to accept the accolade while continuing his current tour, adding to a solo career that has spanned decades since Led Zeppelin’s split in 1980, including…
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WATCH: Pelosi dodges questions on husband’s new hit-and-run charge
Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, refused to answer questions from Fox News Digital about the newly filed misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against her husband, Paul Pelosi, as well as about her recent vote on aid to Israel. She remained silent as a reporter repeatedly pressed her while she walked to…