Grimes thinks Spotify should have a section for AI music

Households across the country will see a major change to their energy bills this weekend.

Flicking through Twitter on a Friday night is not an ideal way to start the weekend.

The second season of Claim to Fame on ABC started off with a huge meltdown from Tom Hanks’ niece. Carly Reeves was the first one eliminated after a fellow contestant guessed she was related to the Forrest Gump star.

Emiliano De Pablos Banijay’s Shine Iberia and Mexican studio Dopamine are joining forces with renowned Spanish composer Lucas Vidal (“Elite,” “Fast & Furious 6”) on musical interview travel series “Tu vida en 3 minutos” (“Your Life in 3 Minutes”). Created by Shine Iberia’s Begoña Marín in partnership with Dopamine’s writers-directors Xevi Aranda and Sebastián Reyes, “Your Life in 3 Minutes” is one of the four projects selected at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment 2023’s Pitch Feelgood Formats sidebar. The seventh edition of Conecta Fiction runs June 26-29 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha. 

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Law & Order” fans, you have Rob Lowe to thank for the entire franchise. As does Dick Wolf’s bank account. At least, Lowe says with his tongue a bit in cheek (but also with some accuracy). As the star of Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” and Netflix’s “Unstable” recently told Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, Lowe starred in Wolf’s 1988 feature flop “Masquerade.” It was just the kind of movie disappointment that would have sent Wolf back to TV — and two years later, “Law & Order” premiered. “I remember him saying to me how frustrated he was in the movie business, that he was going to write a pilot,” Lowe said. “And he wrote ‘Law and Order.’ And the rest is history. You’re welcome. Yeah, I’m happy to provide the bomb that powers your rise to dominance.”

new rules and guidelines book read.That said, music authored by a human and augmented with generative AI elements is permitted, so long as the human’s contribution to a work is “meaningful” and not trivially small. Furthermore, the human’s contribution must be in the category the work is under award consideration for.

Jon Hamm missed out on a starring role that went to Ben Affleck. But he’s not Mad, man.

Charlie Puth is revealing the dirty details behind his music.

Marks on Your Neck” — from his newest album, “Charlie” — while having sex. Puth, 31, revealed that he was halfway through the deed when he conceived the idea for the song’s melody, reported Interview magazine. “I wrote the song in the middle of the act, maybe I should have focused on the act a little bit more, but the melody just kind of popped into my head and I actually had stopped and recorded a little quick voice note and then had to get back into the act,” the “thirstiest male pop star” told the outlet.

Thania Garcia Elf.Tech, Grimes’ newly minted AI program, has partnered with TuneCore to let artists distribute collaborations created through Grimes’ Elf.Tech AI to all major streaming platforms. The pilot program will allow artists to employ Elf.Tech, created by Grimes in partnership with CreateSafe, to co-create music with her AI voice and split 50% split of the revenue with her. The “GrimesAI voiceprints” can be exported and included in the creator’s original compositions, then uploaded to TuneCore with GrimesAI as a main or featured artist once Grimes has approved the collaboration. TuneCore will be responsible for surveying the content to ensure it adheres to DSP guidelines, validate accurate royalty splits and ultimately distribute the music to streaming platforms around the world. The initiative is part of Believe’s (TuneCore’s parent company) AI strategy.

Grimes and producer Anyma have finally shared their rousing collaboration ‘Welcome To The Opera’.The singer has been previewing the track during various performances over the last year.It was debuted by Grimes during her DJ set at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas in May 2022.At the time she later tweeted indicating that she would be dropping a demo of the song if Anyma was onboard, but that she’d still like to edit the song more before the final version is officially released.Now, the pair have shared the official version of the track which includes a sci-fi music video, which you can view below.Meanwhile, Grimes recently discussed AI and streaming services, saying she thinks Spotify and others should have a section dedicated to it.The singer previously revealed that she is beta testing her own AI voice mimicking software that will allow users to record vocals in Grimes’ voice, with a hit single from Kito featuring ‘AI Grimes’ released soon after.Grimes has since discussed consent with regards to AI and the voice of artists being used by others.“I think it’s good to have consent,” she said. “It wouldn’t personally bother me, but I just still think it’s good to respect people, like if they don’t want that… It is a lot, you are like foregoing creative control.

Lea Michele was added to the 2023 Tony Awards performers lineup alongside the cast of her smash-hit musical Funny Girl.

Chris Licht’s ouster as CEO at CNN, Joe Scarborough argued that Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav should have kept Licht on for the full term of his two-year-contract. “Zaslav gave Chris two years; I wish Chris had been given the two years Zaslav promised him,” Scarborough told The New York Times.

Reflecting on her journey. Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) wants to continue to shed light on the challenges of getting pregnant after becoming a mom for the first time earlier this year.

Netflix comedy I Think You Should Leave‘s third season, fans have brought one of its latest sketches to life with a playable “Eggman Game“.During a sketch in season 3’s second episode, ‘I Can Do Whatever I Want’, comedian Tim Robinson portrays an office worker playing Eggman Game, where the objective is to shovel eggs into the titular Eggman’s mouth.Eggman Game‘s premise quickly becomes confusing, with bizarre error messages building up to the game’s “reward”: being flashed by the egg that Robinson’s character has been feeding.While the quality of Robinson’s Eggman Game is debatable, fans have brought it to life as a browser game that you can play here, featuring every beat from the sketch.Speaking to Kotaku, co-creator Matthew Barton says that while egggame.org was originally created to “make people laugh,” they soon realised its popularity could help raise money for worthy causes.Above the game, players are encouraged to donate to the Ruth Ellis Center — which provides support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults — and a GoFundMe page for I Think You Should Leave star Biff Wiff, who was recently hospitalised due to the effects of recurring cancer.“We first chose the donation link for the Ruth Ellis Center because we wanted to have the donations go to a cause that was important to us, hence the LGBTQ+ community,” shared Barton. “We specifically chose the Ruth Ellis Center because it is located in Detroit, which is where Tim Robinson is from.

Kelly Clarkson said not getting a push gift from her ex-husband should have been a red flag.The 41-year-old daytime talk show host revealed the nugget during Friday's show with guests Carey Hart and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. It was Pink's husband, Hart, who mentioned he got her a motorcycle as her push gift (they share two children together), and it was the star who went on to explain what a push gift is.The concept was lost on Clarkson, who seemed to think that the baby's the push gift.

I Think You Should Leave, the sketch comedy sensation created by mad genius Tim Robinson, has returned for its third season. All six episodes of the new season premiered Tuesday, May 30 on Netflix, and the fourth features a surprise, undercover, audio-only guest appearance.

Kelly Clarkson didn’t get a push present from her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson is back for a new season on Netflix, treating fans to more absurd and cringeworthy social scenarios.From creators Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, the sketch show has returned for a third season with six new episodes. You can check out the chaotic trailer for the comedy series’ latest offering below.Alongside Robinson, the new season features guest appearances from Jason Schwartzman, Tim Meadows, Fred Armisen, Sam Richardson, Will Forte, Patti Harrison, Ayo Edebiri, Mitra Jouhari, Tim Heidecker, Beck Bennett, Biff Wiff, Conner O’Malley, and Carmen Christopher.All six episodes of the new season are now available to stream on the service, having been released on May 30.I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson has received multiple WGA Awards, as well as an Emmy for Robinson for outstanding actor in a short form comedy or drama series.

Turnstile have debuted a new song called ‘Listening’ as part of the third season of Tim Robinson’s Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave.The show launched its third season on the streaming service this week, and its fourth episode features a song by a group called The Everything-You-Knows, who are made up of Turnstile’s Brendan Yates, Pat McCrory, Daniel Fang and Franz Lyons.Their song, ‘Listening’, is a catchy slice of alt-rock reminiscent of Blink-182, who Turnstile recently supported on their comeback arena tour in the US.Listen to the new track below. Season three of I Think You Should Leave is streaming now on Netflix.Later this year, Turnstile will play two UK gigs including a rescheduled Brixton Academy gig in London.The hardcore band announced their biggest UK gig to date in London last year, which was originally set for May 30.Now, the gig has been pushed back to August 15, with a new gig at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse now added for the following day.