Nilay Patel
Here I am on Today, Explained, talking about Fake Drake.
Sadly, I was not able to work Laser Bong into this episode, but I’ll keep working at it.
Music Archive
Archives for April 2023
Alex Cranz
Where have all the key changes gone?
In the past thirty years the key change has practically disappeared from songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Our friends over at Switched on Pop spoke with Chris Dalla Riva about why and it turns out writing and recording songs digitally has an awful lot to do with it.
Jay Peters
Coachella’s second week is about to begin — with a major new headliner.
Blink-182 is stepping in on Sunday after Frank Ocean dropped out due to injuries. You can watch livestreams from six stages all weekend on the Coachella channel on YouTube starting tonight at 7PM ET / 4PM PT. And if you want to catch up on some of the best moments from last weekend, check out Coachella’s highlights playlist.
If young Metro don’t trust you, I’m gonna... tie you up in a decade of fair use litigation.
Nilay Patel
Jay Peters
Want to relive one of Breath of the Wild’s best moments?
Then join me in listening to this theme from the approach on the elephant-like Divine Beast Vah Ruta in Zora’s Domain. Years later, that thrilling sequence with Prince Sidon remains one of my favorite parts of the game, and the sweeping orchestra backing it all up is a big part of why it’s so memorable. Hopefully Link gets more great moments with Sidon in Tears of the Kingdom.
Jacob Kastrenakes
Confirming, that is Tim Cook.
Apple’s CEO was spotted at Coachella this weekend alongside Apple Music leader Eddy Cue. Apparently he’s something of a regular. Do you think he stuck around for Frank Ocean?
Richard Lawler
YouTube’s Coachella 2023 livestream starts at 7PM ET.
The first of the two Coachella concert weekends is about to start, and for those who couldn’t go (or are too old to find the idea appealing, or who bought an NFT but lost access to it in the FTX crash), YouTube is, as usual, streaming the event.
This year there are six feeds to choose from, and you can see the full schedule right here. I’ll probably check out Kaytranada from the Outdoor Theatre around 10:30PM ET.
Umar Shakir
Andrew Webster
Jess Weatherbed
AI-generated music is shuffling toward an intellectual property nightmare.
Universal Music Group (UMG) has allegedly urged streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music to crack down on AI-music services that are training off of their copyrighted music libraries.
It’s not clear exactly what the streaming services can do. In the meantime, UMG has been issuing takedown requests on AI-generated songs appearing on the platforms and warned that it “will not hesitate” to protect the rights of its artists.
Streaming services urged to clamp down on AI-generated music
[FinancialTimes]