Having been acquired in 2022 by startup Lunar X, now Theorist has launched an interesting music project.
Tag: YouTube
New YouTube Shorts tools: Auto layout, remix-remixing and more
One of them is ‘Auto layout’ which will help people to convert their longer-form videos into Shorts with automatic panning, zooming and cropping to focus on the main subject.
YouTube Music may be getting its own AI-driven radio feature
Spotify launched its AI DJ feature in February 2023, providing a radio-like stream of music with its own artificial DJ chatting.
YouTube’s latest use for AI: removing copyright-claimed music
What’s being talked about may not sound like a huge change, but it’s significant nonetheless.
Behind the Single: Sanju Rathod – Gulabi Sadi
In this Behind the Single, our India correspondent Amit Gurbaxani looks into Indian artist Sanju Rathod, who recently achieved what no singer performing in Marathi – the regional language of […]
YouTube updates privacy guidelines to enable deepfake takedowns
There’s a lot of noise (and now lawsuits) around the music industry’s desire for AI companies to properly license any commercial music that they train their models on. However, another […]
YouTube report: 65% of Gen-Z are ‘video content creators’
Every year, YouTube publishes a ‘Culture & Trends Report’ drilling into its latest research, geared towards brands and agencies.
YouTube confirms discussions with labels over new AI tools
YouTube’s ambitions in AI music continue, but it wants licensing deals with labels in place before its next moves.
YouTube’s latest music partner is… the US State Department
It involves appointing a group of artists as ‘US Global Music Ambassadors’ to “elevate music as a diplomatic platform to promote peace and democracy”.
T-Series loses YouTube subs crown (but is still growing views)
There was some bad news for T-Series this month: its flagship YouTube channel lost its crown as the most-subscribed-to one on the platform.
The Nations: from YouTube remixes to modern music radio
Andre Benz founded The Nations when he was in high school. What began as a Youtube channel uploading dance music remixes has transformed into a media conglomerate with a record label […]
YouTube joins Netflix in gaming with its ‘Playables’ feature
The company has been testing a feature called ‘Playables’ on its website and mobile app.