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🎵 UMG Silences TikTok
UMG shuts off TikTok's mic by 80%. Adobe's AI jams a music mixer. Idles give Coldplay a Yellow makeover.
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UMG presses mute on TikTok's soundwave. What happens when the dancing stops? Keep reading to find out, but maybe cue up some royalty-free music in the background, just in case.
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🔇 UMG mutes TikTok by 80%
🎵 Adobe's AI music blend
🤖 Idles rocks Coldplay remix
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Remember when Coldplay and Idles collided on YouTube? No? Well, they just did – sorta.
That’s the deepfake dream Joyrider, a creative agency, just made real.
Using AI, they swapped the audio from a classic Coldplay vid with Idles’ more punk rendition, but here’s the kicker: they also deepfaked Chris Martin to look like he’s rockin’ out in 2000. It’s a nostalgia trip you never knew you wanted.
And it's not just a copy-paste job; they tweaked the footage to match the vibe of the era, filming Martin singing with top-notch tech and multiple 4K cameras just to slow it down and make it look authentic.
This isn’t some internet meme; it’s a high-res, slow-mo trip down music memory lane, where AI meets the playlist of your youth.
It’s a blend of art and tech that the Joyrider team spent a music marathon of 1.5 months working on, feeding frames and tweaking AI to blend Martin’s face into Jones' jam.
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Adobe flaunted Project Music GenAI Control at the Hot Pod Summit. This tool muscles its AI to produce customizable tunes, letting users play composer without a music degree. It’s an R&D pet for now, but the possibilities are hum-worthy.
Why it matters: Steady your ethical compasses, because AI-made music is jamming through copyright quagmires. Adobe promises to play nice, using licensed or public domain data for now. But the air is still silent on whether this tech will ring as a copyright alarm.
Behind the scenes: Adobe’s not alone in this AI overture. Startups like Jukedeck and Amper Music have lured big clients with their AI beats, but they’re still a few notes short of an AI symphony tool.
Last note: Adobe’s AI aces are tinkering with watermarking tech to keep tabs on AI’s musical creations. Idea spillage may be just around the corner, but for now, it’s just another tune in the R&D playlist.
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⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🎭 Hollywood won't budge
TikTok gets a copyright headache as Universal Music Group (UMG) pulls the plug on thousands of tracks.
But not just that. UMG wants all songs touched by their songwriters gone too.
Why? UMG and TikTok are fighting over how much cash should flow for music rights.
UMG says TikTok’s low-balling on licensing, only offering a sliver of the cheddar that music brings in. But that slice is small: music on TikTok make up just 1% of UMG’s money.
Some artists just want their music heard and others are are cool with UMG’s hard stance, backing the label's push for fair pay.
YouTube is lurking in the background, with its mix of music and video, as a popular alternative, ready to swipe creators away like the next big meme.
It’s a stark reminder that in the age of digital content, the rights to yesterday’s hit might just dictate tomorrow’s platform.
So, will the music stop on TikTok? Stay tuned, this story is far from over.
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Shorts and collabs: YouTube's salvation?
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤝 About time!
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤷 Could work
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤢 Keep it original
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