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Amazon Music and Apple Music have both launched annual music wrap-ups — Spotify Wrapped could be sooner than we think

Amazon and Apple have just launched their own versions of Spotify Wrapped — so where is the green circle?

Tom’s Guide

‘His courage our own’: This Charlie Kirk tribute song is blowing up on Spotify. Was it made by a human—or AI?

Across the internet, people are talking about this Charlie Kirk tribute song—but not for the reasons you might think.

The Mary Sue

Spotify is making it easier to switch with in-app TuneMyMusic playlist transfers

Want to switch to Spotify, but worry about your data transferring over? The app now supports in-app playlist transfers from other services.

Android Central

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Amazon Echo Dot Max

Amazon has promised a new generation of Echo speakers that are smarter, faster and superior to their predecessors – but has sound quality been left behind?

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It’s now nearly impossible to detect whether a track is human or AI-made, new survey reveals

But Deezer study shows that consumers want clear labelling of AI content

MusicRadar

Breaking Rust: AI artist tops US chart for first time as study reveals alarming recognition stats

An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of people “can’t tell the difference” between real music and AI-generated music.

Euronews

AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads

Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition

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Humans can no longer distinguish AI music from real music, study finds

New survey finds 97 per cent of people failed to distinguish AI-generated tracks

The Independent UK

It's time to break up with your music streaming app — your phone deserves better

Default apps for streaming services prioritize discovery and social features over classic music playback. That's why you should switch to a new music player app.

Android Central

French streamer Deezer reveals that 28 per cent of music uploaded to platform is AI-generated

The French music streaming service said 30,000 tracks created with AI are added to the platform every day – a 10 per cent increase compared to April.

Euronews

Slop of the pops: Over 30,000 AI-generated tracks are being uploaded to Deezer every single day

That's nearly a third of the total

MusicRadar

An excruciating timeline of our eight-year wait for Spotify (HiFi) Lossless

With Spotify's Lossless tier eight years in the making, let’s take a trip through the hi-res streaming journey so far...

What Hi-Fi?

Eversolo DMP-A10

Eversolo’s DMP-A10 is a comprehensively equipped digital front end with a performance to match.

What Hi-Fi?

Eversolo Play CD Edition

Eversolo’s compact streaming amplifier with CD drive is a great design with exhaustive features and is lovely to use, but its sound quality is far from satisfactory.

What Hi-Fi?

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The Independent UK

Spotify’s prices are going up in the UK – here are 6 cheaper music streaming services

Spotify recently added hi-res audio to try and compete with cheaper music streaming alternatives

Euronews

Was that song made by AI or a human? Here are some signs to check

While some people do not care whether they're listening to AI-generated music, others might be curious to know.

The Independent UK

One Tech Tip: Is that song by AI or a human? Here are some things to check

A fictitious rock group with AI-generated music, lyrics, and album art sparked debate about how the new technology is blurring the line between real and synthetic in the music world

The Guardian - UK

An AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify. Now music insiders say listeners should be warned

The Velvet Sundown released two albums before admitting their music, images and backstory were created by AI

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International Business Times

An indie rock band with more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify has owned up to being an AI-generated music project following days of speculation about whether the group was real.

Euronews

The Velvet Sundown explained: What’s behind the Spotify-verified AI band controversy?

Explaining the controversy surrounding The Velvet Sundown - the rock band that lied about being generated by artificial intelligence. How has this empty 'provocation' highlighted Spotify’s alleged dubious practices – chiefly, avoiding paying royalties - and confirmed fears about generative AI?

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KEF XIO

Precise and effortless, KEF’s first-ever soundbar is simply stunning.

What Hi-Fi?

Samsung HW-Q990F

Samsung’s previous generation Dolby Atmos soundbar system won a major What Hi-Fi? Award last year – can this new model continue the legacy?

TechRadar

Apple and Spotify are sleepwalking into an AI music crisis – and The Velvet Sundown mess shows they need to act fast

Spotify and Apple’s AI blind spot: The Velvet Sundown is a warning on the dangers of AI music.

PC Gamer

Accused of being AI after racking up well over 400,000 monthly Spotify listens, The Velvet Sundown claims they are 'a real band' and 'never use AI'

Never give the robot the Aux cord.

TechRadar

Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy

New Spotify sensation The Velvet Sundown appears to be an entirely AI-generated band, even down to their album covers and music

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