The 50 best-selling music artists of all time

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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Taylor Swift attend the
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Taylor Swift attend the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" Concert Movie World Premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on October 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California

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How TikTok is changing the music industry and the way we discover new, popular songs

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Gia Woods performs onstage in a white and grey outfit in front of a pink background at the
Gia Woods performs at the "Thrive With Pride" concert hosted by LA Pride and TikTok.

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75 artists received $9,000 each in a basic income trial. The cash helped a yarn guru to buy a house and a new car.

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Artist Torri Hanna
Torri Hanna said the basic income program helped her navigate a tough period of her life.

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Adobe's misfortune may be a windfall for these 2 up-and-coming art apps

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The tattoo industry is facing a reckoning, with customers fed up with bad artists, overpricing, and sexism

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Tattoo artist creating a tiger on a client's arm.
People are becoming more discerning about the tattoo artists they go to, which has led to a "tattoo recession" (stock image).

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Marine Corps artists brave combat and harsh conditions to sketch troops in action

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US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines
US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway.

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Generative AI models can now create replicas of trademarked characters with prompts as simple as 'videogame Italian'

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A recent study found hundreds of examples in which AI created trademark infringing images.

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OpenAI offers a way for creators to opt out of AI training data. It's so onerous that one artist called it 'enraging.'

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Sam Altman speaks to members of the media during Microsoft's announcement of a new, AI-powered Bing search at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

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The artists behind Chewy's viral pet portraits are furious over a new contract that cracks down on creative control

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Three rectangular portraits of dogs are against a light olive green background. The first dog is. a small light brown puppy, the second dog is a scruffy black and white dog with pointed ears, the last one is fluffy white dog with floppy ears and a red bowtie. The portrait of the black and white dog in the middle starts peeling away, slowly unveiling a disappointed artist gripping a set of paintbrushes.

How TikTok is changing the music industry

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Gia Woods performs onstage in a white and grey outfit in front of a pink background at the
Gia Woods performs at a music event cohosted by LA Pride and TikTok on June 10, 2021.

Rich Fury/Getty Images for LA Pride.

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