Music publishing these days ‘Pitchfork’ As his editor points out, he has lived (since 2015) more precariously than it seems, praiseplaced it in the content of the men’s magazine’GQ‘, takes some work away. ‘Pitchfork’ has readers, but it doesn’t make enough money. Open model, quota-free, tied to a specific ad market Google And Aim (they ruin some media outlets when they graciously change the algorithm).
Remembering what it was like in other times now brings a certain blush to the face. more ‘independent’ music press There was perceived sympathy for the crisis in the recording industry (“they deserve it”), but they didn’t think journalism would be next. Evolution in the specialized press has its own keys. ‘Pitchfork’s strong point is album reviewsIt’s long and detailed, with contrived scores (including decimals: 5.1 for Green Day’s last), and it’s true that fans don’t need the same amount of performance anymore. critic’s help Deciding which album to spend your money on (if any). broadcast platforms They change the process and resolve doubts instantly.
AI is entering the scene and Spotify is delivering private listsAs a ‘news radar’ that aims to provide musical finds Perfect. ‘They’ are assumed to know everything, or almost everything, about our preferences and will be more sensitive than anyone else. But it’s a automatic mechanism that requires no more background: neither analysis, nor context, nor the work’s place in a cultural narrative. This is not criticism: it explains the time in which we live and derives the ultimate meaning from the artistic work.oscar wilde I said this and forgive my crankiness).
But the last thing I want is to sound like a romantic. What the music lover will begin to wonder is whether the AI is so confident that the recommendations it gives him will actually meet his needs. My interests as a music lover or rather money making priorities An opaque parameter where each platform has advertising keys and agreements with ‘majors’. What agenda does the algorithm fit into? Music critic will be able to move Philias and phobias, prioritize their personal appearance, employ elitist tics, or vice versa, but at this point the reader already knows that. We are human. But he knows little or nothing about an AI that manages an aseptic claim of innocence; just as those who are about to deceive us usually do.