By The Way: Coldplay's Touring CO2 emissions down by 47%, Dolly Parton Get's Another 3 World Records, Deezer Combats AI-Generated Music & RIP Astrud Gilberto

07-Jun-23 22:00

By The Way: Coldplay's Touring CO2 emissions down by 47%, Dolly Parton Get's Another 3 World Records, Deezer Combats AI-Generated Music & RIP Astrud Gilberto

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By The Way is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, stories on Coldplay's tours decreased CO2 emissions by 47%, Dolly Parton gets another 3 Guinness World Records, Deezer starts a war against AI-Generated music with AI-generated music detector and the death of the "Girl From Ipanema" singer, Astrud Gilberto.

Produced by: Daryl Ong, Othniel Ting

Presented by: Daryl Ong, Othniel Ting

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Categories: music

Tags: Astrud Gilberto, by the way, the pulse, deezer, AI-Generated Songs, dolly parton, guinness world records, coldplay, co2 emissions,

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