Beatport has become the latest platform to draw a line on AI-generated music, expanding its partnership with the fraud detection firm Beatdapp to identify machine-made tracks before they reach the store. Under Beatport’s updated content guidelines, tracks that are wholly or mostly generated by AI will no longer be permitted. Rather than pull them [...]
AI Watchdog stems from an investigation from The Atlantic into AI data training. The Atlantic has unveiled a new tool that allows artists to check whether their works are present in data sets used for AI training. Compiled by researcher Alex Reisner, AI Watchdog draws on four giant datasets spanning millions of songs [...]
The new unit has many features from the flagship CDJ-3000X unit in a more compact design intended for smaller booths and at-home setups AlphaTheta has announced a new multi player, the CDJ-1500X. The new unit from the tech giant packs many of the same features from its flagship CDJ-3000X into a more compact design intended for smaller booths and [...]
The digital music store is introducing transparency labels and removing fully AI-generated music Traxsource is introducing labels to differentiate music made entirely by humans or with AI assistance. The digital music store will implement “Human-Made” and “AI-Assisted” labels for music available on the platform from 1st July, while fully AI-generated music will be removed from the [...]
The venue, which features a bespoke Hatchett Sound rig, is a first-of-its-kind for the city A new hi-fi listening bar, Music Room, is set to open in Belfast. The space will officially launch on Wednesday 1st July. Situated on Church Street, the project has been conceived by local DJ and creative OJ Wilson, and [...]
A free mobile app wants to help you practice beatmatching by ear. Described as a “game and training tool for DJs”, Beatmatch PRO challenges users to match the tempos of two tracks by ear as accurately as possible, with each attempt scored out of 100%. The app centres around a daily challenge mode, where all [...]
*This article was originally published on February 3, 2026 If we could pinpoint our experience of DJ culture over the years; it would start with the clock. Specifically, the relentless tyranny of the one-hour slot that has become the industry standard at clubs and festivals worldwide. We’ve written before about the lost art of the [...]
By declining to hear Thaler v. Perlmutter, SCOTUS left intact a rule that fully AI-generated works without meaningful human input cannot be copyrighted under current US law. The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to review a case that could have reshaped the future of AI-generated content and the copyright laws [...]
Native Instruments just dropped a reality check for the global producer and DJ community. Despite storm clouds gathering on the business front, the company says the beat hasn’t stopped. In a candid statement following recent reports that the Berlin-based titan of music tech had entered preliminary insolvency proceedings. NI’s CEO Nick Williams stressed one [...]
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