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AI-generated music is appealing to streaming services, not least because it could potentially eliminate royalty payments and boost profits. While providers such as Qobuz are distancing themselves from AI-generated music, Tidal and Spotify already have very lax AI policies. According to a report by the Financial Times, Spotify is now planning a full-scale AI push, set to launch as early as the first quarter of 2027.

The streaming market leader is apparently adding an optional AI package to its Spotify Premium subscription, reportedly costing $4 to $5 per month, which could make the service's Premium subscription up to 39 percent more expensive. Those willing to pay these additional costs are expected to receive two main new features. First, the ability to have artificial intelligence regenerate existing songs as remixes. And second, the option to generate any song as a cover version by any band, thereby changing the song's style.

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[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is why I buy cds from the artists I like .

I have a 50GB MP3 collection that I have curated since I was a teenager. Every time I hear news about streaming services, I watch from the sidelines and grab some popcorn.

[–] SwooshBakery624@programming.dev 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Why MP3 and not lossless tho?

[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 hours ago

I started with 128kbps MP3s (I was dumb when I was young as we all were) so I just stayed with the format. Nowadays they're all much higher bitrate and I honestly don't hear the difference.

[–] dumnezero@piefed.social 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

smaller is more portable tho.

(opus)

[–] SwooshBakery624@programming.dev 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Opus is an amazing file format.

Oh yeah it was great when I started converting a bunch of stuff to opus. Same quality, less space taken.