by David Bruce Murray | May 20, 2025 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
For the past week or so, I have been testing the capabilities of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) music app called Suno. I paid $10 for a month of the Pro Plan which includes 2500 credits. Generating two versions of the same lyric costs 10 credits. WHAT DOES SUNO DO?...
by David Bruce Murray | May 17, 2025 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
A few weeks ago, several of Southern Gospel’s prominent song publishers issued a joint statement regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the songwriting process. Their statement included these four points: 1. As publishers, we recognize our...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 20, 2025 | Commentary & Observations, History, Music Tech
We all know how streaming music has resulted in performers and songwriters getting abysmally-small payouts compared to physical media. I’ve written on this a number of times in the past, including running numbers established by the RIAA and various streaming...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 13, 2024 | Commentary & Observations, DVD Review, Major Concert Events, Music Tech, News, Odds and Ends, Radio, Rant
The National Quartet Convention has published the lineup for 2025. Click HERE to jump over to Facebook to read DBM’s initial reactions. Leave a comment while you’re there!
by David Bruce Murray | Nov 9, 2024 | Awards Shows, Commentary & Observations
Ten years ago, the Recording Academy revamped several Grammy Awards categories including the five related to Christian/Gospel music as follows: Pre-2014 Category Structure Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance Best Gospel Song Best Contemporary...
by Kyle Boreing | Oct 1, 2024 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder, whose stock stereo system includes AM/FM, SiriusXM, a CD player, an auxiliary input, and a USB input. Of those, I can tell you that AM/FM radio and auxiliary are never used. The CD player is used occasionally (most often by my son, who...
