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31 links tagged music from 10 Things, our fortnightly pick of the best things online.
Is Ambient Music Evil?
Blackbird Spyplane argues streaming stripped ambient music of ritual, flattening it into algorithm-friendly vibes.
GENER8ION - STORM starring Yung Lean
Directed by Romain Gavras, set in 2034, starring Yung Lean. A 7-minute boarding school fever dream. So far, our favorite music film of 2026.
The Visual Solar System of SZA
For ten years, creative director Jas Bell has been building SZA's visual world. Here he breaks down how colourways, textures and temperatures all do narrative work.
itsnicethat.comMusicThe perfect magazine, just in time for the weekend
Hii Magazine offers a curated sanctuary for sound culture, perfect for a slow, deep dive into auditory art this weekend.
hii-mag.comMusicMusic You Can Hold
The ENSA P1 concept restores the tactile ritual of listening by using physical, disc-shaped cartridges for digital high-fidelity audio.
designboom.comMusicA Seriously Good Dance Film!
It’s Not That Serious is a visually striking dance film that proves that collective energy still travels far without explanation.
Music, Myth & Motion
Orfeo Tagiuri’s new animated music videos for Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe are lyrical, layered, and deeply referential from Eames to Blake.
Google’s MixBoard Is Part DJ, Part Sound Toy
It’s a browser-based music playground powered by AI. Choose a vibe and watch sound transform in real time.
OK Go Open-Sources a Music Video
The band known for chaos choreography drops its most experimental project yet: a video designed to be remixed, re-edited, and reimagined by you.
Music Campaigns Are Becoming Multiverses
From merch to visuals to social rollouts, music’s best campaigns now feel like immersive alternate realities. Beyoncé, A24, and SZA are writing the playbook.
Are Blink-182 Cult Brand Architects…?
Turns out “What’s My Age Again?” was also a brand strategy. A great breakdown of how Blink-182 built loyalty through honesty, emotion, and inside jokes.
AI Songs from the Dead
Spotify quietly released AI-generated tracks that imitate deceased artists - and people aren’t happy. We think it’s eerie - what do you think?
How 27 filmmakers came together to make Coldplay’s epic, sprawling video
Director Isabel Garrett takes us behind the scenes of the mixed-media film, which saw a flock of animators, filmmakers and artists contribute eclectic segments to create one marvellous mosaic.
Spotify making their own AI music under fake artists, and pushing them instead of real ones?
From the music industry community on Reddit: Spotify making their own AI music under fake artists, and pushing them instead of real ones?
Take Your Spotify Playlists to the Next Level With Custom Cover Art
Spotify is giving music fans the power to design and customize their own playlist cover art so their playlists can always look as good as they sound.
Key trends in audiovisual design: what's next for 2025?
In the fifth of a special six-part series, the latest instalment from Creative Boom's trend report look at the cutting-edge developments shaping the future of audiovisual design and how they're set to transform brand experiences by 2025.
How to use music to transform your visual content
A special six-part series focused on the use of music in modern design. In part one, a look at the importance of music to visual content.
creativeboom.comMusicComposer Cristobal Tapia de Veer on “Renaissance”
Composer Cristobal Tapai de Veer talks through stirring up emotions in THAT haunting The White Lotus theme song.
What is Brat Summer? The Charli XCX trend explained
It’s honest, bunt and messy – and so is the presidential candidate?
Training AI music models is about to get very expensive
AI music is suddenly in a make-or-break moment – lawsuits and lump sums, which approach will prevail?
Suno AI generates complete songs in seconds
The genAI tool we’ve’ had the most fun with lately is definitely the AI music tool from Swedish startup, Suno. A must try.
Physical media week
A dark reality is emerging - we rarely have ownership over the art we love, and much is getting lost in the process. This series explores the importance of physical media.
nicecream.fm
An eclectic mix of chilled dance, electronica and more, the perfect mix for a working day or relaxing in the summer. Love a song you heard? Each track is linked to Spotify and Apple Music so you can save it!
Will TikTok Videos Be Muted?
UMG says TikTok proposed payouts for its artists that were a “fraction” of the amount other major social platforms pay and in response, TikTok called the label “self-serving” for its decision to walk away from a “powerful” platform with over a billion users.
Spotify Wrapped 2023 adds an AI DJ and Blend to the annual personalized insights
The funkiest data insights experience dropped this week with some new features including an analysis of how you listen and a hamburger-style layout of your favourite genres, designed for social sharing.
Transforming the future of music creation
In partnership with YouTube, Google DeepMind has announced Lyria, an advanced AI music generation model, and two AI experiments designed to open a new playground for creativity.
The AI Drake ‘Ghostwriter’ is back with a new song and is chasing a Grammy
And they might have a chance of winning the entry categories of best rap song and song of the year as the lyrics themselves were actually written by a human.
Open sourcing AudioCraft: Generative AI for audio made simple and available to all
Perfect for small businesses or composers - a simple framework that generates high-quality, realistic audio and music from text-based user inputs after training on raw audio signals.
The Case for and Against Ed Sheeran
It’s a fine line between original music and copyright infringement in pop music, and Ed Sheeran is at the heart of it.
Live Air Traffic Control x Lofi Beats
Need focus music but with an element of disturbance? We strongly recommend you listen to live air traffic control radio mixed with lofi hip hop.
