Universal Music Group and Nvidia partner on AI for music creation and discovery
Universal Music Group has announced a new collaboration with Nvidia that centers on using AI to support music discovery, artist tools, and fan engagement. The work draws on Nvidia’s AI infrastructure and Universal’s catalog of recorded music, with a focus on systems that account for copyright, attribution, and artist involvement.
The collaboration brings together Nvidia’s research in audio and machine learning with Universal Music Group’s catalog, which spans millions of recordings across genres and eras. The plan is to apply AI to music search, recommendation, and creative workflows, rather than replacing human creators or existing rights frameworks.
Spotify is killing Heardle after less than a year
There can be few internet users who are not aware of Wordle, the outrageously popular word-guessing game that is now owned by the New York Times. The game has a huge number of fans all over the world, and it has served as inspiration for many derivatives.
One such Wordle-inspired game is one for music fans, developed by Spotify. Bursting onto the scene in the middle of 2022, the music-guessing game Heardle earned itself an eager following. But disappointment is on the horizon; Spotify has announced that Heardle is closing down.
