~wired | Bookmarks (12)
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Music Is TikTok's Past. Sounds May Be Its Future
More Universal Music songs are disappearing from TikTok as the two companies fail to reach new...
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Watch Usher’s Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show
The “Yeah!” singer will take the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to cram 30...
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Taylor Swift Will Define Super Bowl 2024 Just by Showing Up
Swifties, conspiracy theorists, and sports fans alike will be watching the Super Bowl this year just...
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TikTok’s Missing Music Is Making Users Very Upset
Songs previously licensed from Universal Music Group artists are disappearing from TikTok. #SwiftTok may never be...
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Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theorists Get Psyops All Wrong
Some prominent right-wing commentators say the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end...
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Why So Many TikTok Videos Have No Sound Anymore
Music from Taylor Swift, Drake, Bad Bunny, and numerous other artists has been pulled from TikTok...
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If Taylor Swift Can’t Defeat Deepfake Porn, No One Can
Deepfake porn is prolific. The explicit, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that circulated on X this...
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What SoundCloud Created Can Never Die
News broke this week that SoundCloud was looking to be bought. Even in the hands of...
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What’s the Value of 3 Million LPs in a Digital World?
The ARChive of Contemporary Music has one of the largest collections of vinyl records in the...
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Tierra Whack Doesn’t Want Her Creativity Boxed In
The rap star’s success is fueled by the fact that she’s constantly evolving and challenging the...
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Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom
This week, Taylor Swift was named Time’s Person of the Year. QAnon conspiracy theorists say it’s...
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‘Authentic’ Is the Word of the Year. You Read That Right
In a year dominated by artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and disingenuity, “authentic” has somehow emerged as Merriam-Webster’s...