Mona Lisa Vitriol
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Mona Lisa Vitriol
@monalisavitriol
lawyer - fluent in pop culture - cat mom



Pope Leo XIV on AI: “Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed. The word [disarmed] is strong I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention, awakening consciences, and indicating paths forward for humanity.”

Spotify & UMG announce licensing agreement that allows fans to create AI covers and remixes of songs from participating artists and songwriters. The new feature will be a paid add-on for Premium users which will “open up additional revenue streams” for artists and songwriters.

Spotify and UMG are reportedly partnering to allow Premium users to generate AI covers and remixes. Users will be able to use this feature with songs created by participating artists and songwriters signed to UMG. (billboard.com/pro/spotify-an…)

Spotify announces new “Reserved” feature, which will allow artists to set aside concert tickets for fans on the platform. It will use streams, shares and other forms of activity to identify an artist’s most dedicated fans and hold two tour tickets for them. The fans will then have a day-long window to purchase the tickets.

Google announces it will now prioritize AI-generated answers in search results over human-written website articles • Search will be centered around a reimagined ‘intelligent search box’ • Starts next Tuesday (via @TechCrunch)

Remember when people wore a long sleeve tshirt under a short sleeve tshirt and it meant you liked music.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ramones’ toweringly influential self-titled debut, we’ve compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time. FULL LIST: rollingstone.com/music/music-li…

🚨 NEW: Zohran Mamdani to permanently fund NYC libraries and parks. Libraries will no longer have to plead for funding each year.




Something bad will happen on May 13th, 2026.







