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A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk concerning advertising boycotts on his platform X, formerly Twitter. The ruling suggests it is legally permissible for advertisers to cease advertising on the platform. Separately, Spotify is pursuing $300 million in damages from Anna's Archive, which has reportedly ignored court orders.
Spotify is testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop on their profiles
Spotify is testing a new tool called Artist Profile Protection to help musicians combat the issue of AI-generated songs being falsely attributed to their profiles. This feature allows artists to review and deny releases before they are officially associated with them, preventing impacts on their brand identity and audience statistics. The move comes amid a surge in AI music uploads and a similar request from Sony to remove AI-generated tracks impersonating real artists.
Spotify's SongDNA can tell you all about the track you're listening to
Spotify is rolling out a new feature called SongDNA, which provides users with detailed information about the artists, writers, producers, and collaborators behind their music. The feature also highlights samples, interpolations, and covers related to a track, aiming to enhance music discovery and give creators recognition. SongDNA is currently in beta for paying iOS and Android users and will be more broadly available to Premium users throughout April.
Spotify rolls out 'bit-perfect' playback in Windows app
Spotify has introduced an "Exclusive Mode" for its Windows application, enabling bit-perfect audio playback for Premium subscribers. This feature gives the app full control over audio processing, preventing system sounds from interfering and ensuring music is heard exactly as it was mastered. While currently exclusive to Windows, the company plans to release it for macOS in a future update.
Evening Audio Files
Spotify's mobile application is reportedly testing a long-requested feature that has been desired by users for 15 years. The update is being developed for Android devices.
How to find and cancel your unused subscriptions
This guide provides instructions on how to find and cancel unused subscriptions across various services and platforms. It details methods for checking bank statements, searching emails, and navigating cancellation processes for popular services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Spotify, and YouTube TV. The article also discusses finance apps that can assist with subscription management.
Spotify’s new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm’s recommendations
Spotify announced its new "Taste Profile" feature, which allows users to customize their algorithm's recommendations for music, audiobooks, and podcasts. This AI-powered feature, currently in beta for Premium users in New Zealand, enables users to specify preferences and exclude unwanted genres. The company is also expanding its AI features, following the recent Prompted Playlist functionality.
Sunday Audio Files
This article discusses Spotify's latest update, arguing that it improves audio quality for audiophiles. The analysis focuses on the technical aspects of the update and its impact on sound fidelity for users on Android devices.
Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it
Apple Music has introduced "Transparency Tags" to allow distributors to label AI-generated content, including artwork, tracks, and music videos. However, the effectiveness of this system relies on labels and distributors voluntarily opting in to declare AI usage, with no apparent enforcement mechanism from Apple.