Main topic: Spotify's AI-enhanced DJ feature expanding to new countries
Key points:
1. Spotify's AI-enhanced DJ feature is being rolled out to 50 new countries.
2. The feature provides algorithmic recommendations accompanied by AI-generated DJ commentary.
3. The DJ commentary is currently only available in English, which is a limitation for non-English-speaking countries.
Main topic: Spotify's integration of Patreon for subscriber-only podcasts.
Key points:
1. Spotify has launched its integration with Patreon, allowing patrons to listen to exclusive content alongside other episodes on the streaming service.
2. Patreon podcasters can sync their account with Spotify to have patron-exclusive content on a dedicated page on their Spotify show profile.
3. Spotify's Open Access technology enables shows hosting subscription content on other platforms to bring those podcasts to the streaming service without additional cost.
### Summary
Developers have created text-to-music apps, such as Songburst and CassetteAI, that generate music clips based on user prompts. These apps aim to provide simple and mobile native solutions without resorting to spammy tactics for subscriptions. Additionally, major tech companies like Google and Meta are exploring text-to-music generation tools.
### Facts
- 🎵 Developers have launched apps like Songburst and CassetteAI for text-to-music generation.
- 🎵 Songburst allows users to input prompts to generate music clips, while CassetteAI can generate samples up to three minutes long.
- 🎵 Both apps offer additional features such as editing, mixing, and creating versions of the generated tracks.
- 🎵 Songburst is built using Vercel and Leap, while CassetteAI is based on a custom model trained on specialized data.
- 🎵 Both apps cater to creators seeking copyright-free music for videos or podcasts.
- 🎵 Songburst offers a subscription plan with song credits and mp3 downloads, while CassetteAI has a pro subscription for unlimited song generation and improved AI models.
- 🎵 Major tech companies, including Google and Meta, have also released their own text-to-music generation tools.
- 🎵 Some concerns exist around the training data used by these models, and OpenAI has limited commercial use of its Jukebox model.
Image Credits: Songburst, Cassette AI
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