Showbiz Sandbox 651: The Next Hit Song May Be Written and Performed by AI Showbiz Sandbox

In what Rolling Stone magazine has dubbed ChatGPT for music, a new service called Suno is trying to democratic music by using artificial intelligence to allow anyone to create a hit song. With no need to learn how to play an instrument or sing, the latest advances in generative AI are creating tunes with a few text prompts that are indistinguishable from those created by trained musicians.

The creators of Suno aren’t saying what content was used to train their AI. That is probably why the European Union is passing legislation to regulate the use of AI, requiring developers to provide a list of copyrighted material used to train their technology.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Neil Young’s music is back on Spotify, Iranian filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi wins his plagiarism case and Roman Polanski is headed back to court.





‘Dune: Part Two’ Nears $500M Global, Dusting 2021 Movie; ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Punches In At $177M As Rollout Expands

https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-milestone-kung-fu-panda-china-global-international-box-office-1235860696

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Dethrones ‘Dune 2,’ Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Arthur the King’ Lacks Bite

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-kung-fu-panda-4-dune-part-two-lead-weekend-1235854014/

A New Publisher Promises Authors ‘the Lion’s Share of the Profit’

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/books/publisher-authors-equity.html

Asghar Farhadi Fully Cleared of ‘A Hero’ Plagiarism Allegations by Iranian Court

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/asghar-farhadi-cleared-iranian-court-plagiarism-a-hero-1235940549/

Neil Young Says His Music Is Returning to Spotify

https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/neil-young-music-returning-spotify-1235631717/

A ChatGPT for Music Is Here. Inside Suno, the Startup Changing Everything

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-for-music-1234982307/

European Union Passes ‘World First’ AI Legislation That Would Safeguard Copyrighted Music

https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/european-union-ai-legislation-laws-copyrighted-music-passes-1235631846/

Karaoke Inventor Shigeichi Negishi Dies at 100

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1238840404/karaoke-inventor-shigeichi-negishi-dead

Byron Janis, One of the Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Dies at 95

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/byron-janis-dead-pianist-1235854358/

Dan Wakefield, Multifaceted Writer on a Spiritual Journey, Dies at 91