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Buyers praised the season, pointing to Prada, Fendi, Gucci, Jil Sander, Max Mara, Tod's and Bottega Veneta as among the highlights.

AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they’re hoping to join it

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians.
eWeek

Google Reveals 6 Ways to Get Better AI Songs with Gemini’s Lyria 3

Lyria 3 in the Gemini app lets users create AI-generated 30-second music tracks. Google shares six tips for better prompting and creative control.

“A couple of the lyrics turned out to be AI-generated… I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll go for it’”: How Paul Gilbert accidentally wrote a song using an AI hallucination

Gilbert's first vocal album since 2016, WROC finds him adapting George Washington's "rules for civility" into lyrics for rock songs. But what happens when AI injects itself into the process?
NPR

Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...