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3 weeks ago | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova
When OpenAI dropped Sora in February 2024, the internet lost its mind — as if we needed another AI tool to make humans feel more useless. That AI spits out videos up to 20 seconds long at 1080p resolution, and they mostly don't look like the usual AI garbage we were making fun of a few years ago. The demos were pretty good. So good that it made possible for OpenAI reportedly courting film studios and directors.
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1 month ago | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Luke Mounthill |Clara Alex
As an independent artist without a record label, getting your tracks where listeners can find them is crucial.
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1 month ago | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Clara Alex |Luke Mounthill
In 2023, Ed Sheeran stood in a New York courtroom, guitar in hand, playing "Thinking Out Loud" to prove he hadn't stolen from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." This was a perfect snapshot of our current musical situation, where copyright disputes are surging and artists repeatedly face that annoying question: who owns a melody? The music world has gotten quite chaotic when it comes to who stole what from whom and the outcomes of these legal battles can be expensive.
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1 month ago | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Clara Alex |Luke Mounthill
"What is good music?" This simple question opens up a rabbit hole of educated opinions, heated debates, and quite possibly, the end of a few friendships. It's the question that's haunted musicians, producers, and pretty much anyone with a SoundCloud account since the dawn of recorded sound. And in a world where about 120,000 new songs are being uploaded daily across major streaming platforms in the U.S., it's getting harder and harder to cut through all that noise.
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2 months ago | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Clara Alex
The article was updated on February, 3. 💡Editor's note: The United States Copyright Office (USCO)'s stance on copyright of AI music from January 2025 is added. As AI takes center stage in the music world, the lines between tech and tunes are blurring. Yet, with innovation comes complexity, especially in copyright law. So while AI reshapes music, the big question remains: who owns an AI-generated track? Is it the software's creator, the artist who fed the prompts, or someone else?
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Clara Alex |Laura Mills
It’s not like virtual performers are something new. Pioneers in the field were a bunch of animated chipmunks and, by the way, their "The Chipmunk Song," released in 1958, was the most popular Christmas song of all times until Mariah Carey came around with her holiday audio blockbuster. Ten years later came The Archies, pretty much the first "band" that existed only on TV screens. Another epically successful virtual artist was Gorillaz, created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Laura Mills |Alex Shestopalova |Jake Gill
Every November, millions of Spotify users start googling variations of "When is Spotify Wrapped 2024?", a month before results are even out. The anticipation builds until early December when social media feeds transform into a colorful parade of people's listening habits, carefully packaged in eye-catching graphics. Surprisingly, this massive marketing success started as a simple data analytics tool.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Alex Shestopalova
The "tortured artist" stereotype has been around for centuries, and it keeps getting stronger thanks to the media focus, sometimes promoting artists' struggles more than their work. That’s how we learn that Vincent van Gogh was so weird and ended up cutting a piece of his ear because he was battling depression, anxiety, and possibly bipolar disorder. Edvard Munch, known for quite concerning "The Scream," dealt with anxiety and hallucinations.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Alex Shestopalova
This universal appeal of rhythm and dance seems to be hardwired into our very nature. Subject research conducted by Samuel Mehr at Harvard University found that all cultures make music and use similar kinds of music in similar contexts. For example, dance music is consistently fast and rhythmic across cultures.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
killthedj.com | Ana Balashova |Alex Shestopalova |Clara Alex
“Is that really what I sound like?” That’s a thought almost everyone has when hearing their voice played back. It feels strange, almost wrong — like you’re hearing someone else. This discomfort can be a real stumbling block, especially for people who want to start a podcast, sing, or work with audio in some way. Many struggle with it — listening to and editing your own voice can feel like a chore and makes the process of creating content less enjoyable.
