New and Noteworthy: Issue 51

👋 Welcome to the 51st issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.

Research

Tech start-up capitalisation in an oligopolistic copyright industry: the case of the contemporary music industry

Around the web

Lots of less than optimistic discussion about the future of Bandcamp. Is Bandcamp as we know it over? and They can and will ruin everything you love

Author Michael Faber describes the torture of tinnitus

The 50 greatest music videos of all time

Haptic suits converting concert audio into vibrations that can be felt on the skin

YouTube is in ongoing negotiations with record labels over its AI tool, which lets creators use the voices of famous musicians

The Beatles’ final song Now and Then to be released on 2 November. John Lennon recorded the home demo in New York City after the Beatles broke up and before he was murdered in 1980. The song was part of a cassette of Lennon's demos that Yoko Ono, his widow, gave to Paul McCartney after his death. The new version includes contributions from McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. To create the song, AI technology was applied by Peter Jackson, director of The Beatles: Get Back docuseries. Machine-assisted learning technology helped separate Lennon's voice from a piano, allowing McCartney and Starr to complete the track with clearer vocals.

Video: Now And Then - The Last Beatles Song

Internet Artifacts

Music has become a ‘just-in-time’ economy

“It’s possible that one of the reasons you got on the path of mastery was to look good. But to learn something new of any significance, you have to be willing to look foolish... When a Most Valuable Player candidate misjudges a ball and falls on his duff, he does it in the sight of millions. You should be willing to do it before your teacher and a few friends or fellow students. If you’re always thinking about appearances, you can never attain the state of concentration that’s necessary for effective learning and top performance.”

— George Leonard