Spotify rolls out karaoke-style feature that displays lyrics in real-time to 26 countries

Spotify rolls out karaoke-style feature that displays lyrics in real-time to 26 countries – but the US and UK will have to wait The feature is being tested in beta on some Android devices  Lyrics can be swiped up and roll across the app as the song plays Apple previously introduced real-time lyrics in September  … Read more

Music streaming service Deezer is developing a new AI to identify explicit song lyrics

Streaming service develops AI to detect and filter explicit song lyrics in 40,000 new tracks uploaded every day The music streaming service Deezer is developing a new content screening AI The tool will analyze song lyrics and flag tracks for potentially explicit content Deezer says they receive as many as 40,000 new unlabeled tracks every … Read more

Queen + Adam Lambert’s You Are The Champions lyrics and how to buy – The Sun

QUEEN + Adam Lambert have released You Are The Champions in aid of Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organisation. Here we take you through the new lyrics and how you can buy this song. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Queen + Adam Lambert have released … Read more

Robbie Williams shows off his acting ability as he recites lyrics from Candy in Shakespearian style

‘Sir Rob!’ Robbie Williams shows off his acting ability as he recites the lyrics from hit song Candy in Shakespearian style whilst wearing a chainmail helmet By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 11:09 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 12:02 BST, 14 April 2020 He’s a singing superstar with over 77 million records sold worldwide. … Read more

Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for Hey Jude sell for £730,000

Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for Hey Jude sell for £730,000 as collectors get caught up in bidding war The partial lyrics have notations written by Paul McCartney such as ‘break’  They were used to help him and John Lennon with timing during recording  Also sold were the filming notes for the video of Hello Goodbye! … Read more

Neil Diamond performs a version of Sweet Caroline with new handwashing lyrics amid coronavirus

Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline went from being a top 10 hit in 1969 to a staple at sporting events across the country. Now the 79-year-old singer–songwriter has created a version of the single featuring new lyrics referencing handwashing and social distancing. He shared a clip of himself playing part of the song while self-isolating at … Read more

Madonna sings ‘let’s go eat some fried fish’ as she changes the lyrics to Vogue

Around the world, people are self-isolating to limit the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. And they are finding creative ways to stay busy. Madonna took to Instagram on Friday and shared a silly video of herself singing a social distancing version of her hit song Vogue into a hairbrush. The 61-year-old Queen of Pop … Read more

Singer-songwriter robot called Schimon can write its own lyrics

Shimon the singing songwriting robot has been taught to write his own lyrics by studying tens of thousands of songs written by the musical greats. Developed by researchers from the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, the robot collaborates with human musicians and even has an album out in the spring. The robot was given a … Read more