It’s been a busy messaging morning for Music Ally. “Who even are you lol?” asked Billie Eilish, before asking us for recommendations. The post AI startup whose chatbot mimics Billie Eilish and Kanye West valued at $1bn appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British firm Kano started off making computers for kids, before moving into music-tech in 2021 with the Donda Stem Player. The post Kano is launching some new Stem Players without Kanye West appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It turns out that even ‘free-speech absolutists’ have, well, an absolute limit to the hate content that they’ll tolerate. The post Kanye West suspended from Twitter again after swastika post appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Musk had stated that he would not reinstate prominent banned accounts until he had formed “a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints”. The post Kanye West back on Twitter, but Jack White and Trent Reznor quit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Streaming services are uncomfortable with the idea of removing Kanye West’s catalogue due to his recent round of interviews expressing antisemitic views. The post Peloton has ‘indefinitely paused’ use of Kanye West’s music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ek said that if Ye’s recent “awful comments” had been made on a podcast or a music track, it would have been removed for being hate speech. The post Spotify pushes back on pressure to remove Ye’s music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s been a troubling few weeks watching Ye (formerly Kanye West) making antisemitic comments in a series of interviews. The post CAA ends relationship with Ye after antisemitic comments appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Kanye West famously continued tinkering with his ‘The Life of Pablo’ album even after it was released, altering tracks then replacing the older versions on digital services. The post Kanye West makes post-release changes to ‘Donda’ album appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The music industry may still be picking its way through Kanye West’s self-leaked Universal Music Group deals, but West is making it clear that his campaign around artist contracts is more than just a moment on Twitter. “The desired effect will only be achieved when every artist owns their masters. I’m Team ‘Free Artists.’ I’m […]

Fresh (well, maybe that’s not the best word) from expressing his views on the music industry by tweeting a video of a Grammy award being urinated on, Kanye West offered some more constructive suggestions for how he’d like to see the industry change. In a series of tweets yesterday, West outlined some “new recording and […]