Spotify denies “30-second trick” can make artists rich

Spotify has no plans to completely ban AI-generated content from the platform, according to boss Daniel Ek.Earlier this year, a fake collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd was removed from the streaming service as well as other sites like Apple Music, Tidal and YouTube. The song, titled ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, reportedly generated 20million streams overall in under 48 hours.During a new interview with BBC News, Ek claimed there were valid uses of artificial intelligence in making music.However, he said the technology should not be used to impersonate real artists without their consent – as was the case with the faux, unauthorised team-up between Drake and The Weeknd.Ek said that the technique of using AI in music was likely to be debated for “many, many years” to come, and explained that he believes there are three “buckets” of AI use:When asked about the challenge the industry is facing in regulating the use of artificial intelligence, Ek responded: “It is going to be tricky.”He said: “You can imagine someone uploading a song, claiming to be Madonna, even if they’re not.

Quantic Dream‘s Star Wars Eclipse will share a lot of similarities with the developer’s previous titles, such as making no promises for the safety of its characters.Eclipse is an action-adventure but it will still feature a determinant and winding narrative that the French developer has become famous for. In 2021, a new studio was opened in Montréal, Canada, to support the development of Eclipse but details have been light on its progress.“Can I say it still exists? Because it exists,” replied vice president of marketing Lisa Pendse in an interview with IGN at Tokyo Game Show last week.

Oliver Anthony, the singer behind the polarising country hit ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’, has signed with United Talent Agency.The song was first shared on YouTube last month and made Anthony the first artist in history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts without previously having a chart entry.“We’re honored to represent such an authentic artist, and excited to put together a global strategy to bring Oliver Anthony and his music to the people,” said UTA’s Co-Heads of Nashville, Jeffrey Hasson and Music Agent Curt Motley, on the signing [via Deadline].‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ divided opinion across social media, drawing differing reactions across political lines.

The new season of American Horror Story is finally premiering TONIGHT and we’re taking a look at the cast of the latest installment.

Madonna has thanked Pepsi for “finally” airing the banned advert she starred in over three decades ago.The pop icon teamed up with the soft drink company for the commercial back in 1989. However, the campaign was axed due to the controversy surrounding the video for Madge’s then-new single, ‘Like A Prayer’.In keeping with the religious connotations of the song, its music video includes a scene featuring burning crosses, and sees Madonna kissing a Black saint.

according to WVLT. The country-folk singer expressed in a rant in multiple Facebook posts that he wants his shows to be an affordable low-cost experience, calling the meet-and-greet fee “horses—t” and “supposed to be free.”“I apologize for the price at Cotton Eyed Joe,” Anthony said Tuesday. “Have a friend of mine trying to help me book gigs.

Oliver Anthony is having none of it.

ET Canada’s Brittnee Blair touched down in New Jersey last night for one of the most exciting nights in music: the 2023 MTV VMAs.

Patrick Mahomes sent out a tweet last night about fellow NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers that he had to quickly edit.

Monday night’s special 40th anniversary screening of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense at the Toronto Film Festival is now Imax’ highest-grossing live event, the company said. The groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film, from A24, earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 Imax locations in North America and the BFI Imax in London.

Decades after he began his career, experiencing all of the ups and downs, it’s clear that filmmaker Paul Schrader is seemingly doing some of the best work he’s ever done late in life. “First Reformed,” “The Card Counter,” and “Master Gardener” are all films that prove Schrader still has a distinct voice in the filmmaking community.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic In December 2020, Cord Jefferson sat down with the novel “Erasure,” by Percival Everett, and saw his life reflected back at him. “It was like someone had written down a Christmas gift for Cord,” he says.

WSJ Magazine on Tuesday, revealing that doctors first detected the cancer during an annual mammogram in Dec. 2018 “The margins were not good, and due to other health factors, without hesitation, because I wanted to put everything behind me and not to have to deal with this, I opted for a bilateral mastectomy,” Evangelista told the publication. The catwalk queen subsequently believed she was cancer-free and “set for life” — but her troubles were just beginning.

“I feel like there’s a sort of mouth over the city, ready to eat us up,” says Enea, sophisticated young nightclubber, tennis champion and coke dealer; if anyone is trying to swallow the Eternal City whole, it’s Enea himself. The son of intellectuals – his mother hosts a television chat show about literature; his father is a psychoanalyst – the inexhaustible Enea scoots and toots between the city’s most exclusive sports club, the city’s most exclusive parties and, even more thrillingly, rendezvous with the criminal classes, homespun proletarians to a man. “You need to marry Eva, have a child with her, make her happy. If you have no one to kiss, you go crazy,” advises Giordano (Adamo Dionisi), pusher and family man, when he learns that playboy Enea has acquired a girlfriend. Whatever. In his line of work and with the company he keeps, Giordano isn’t going to last that long.

created for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” caused a crescendo of online backlash — with several users calling the nose a prime example of “Jewface,” reports Deadline. “I wasn’t expecting it to happen,” Hiro, 54, told press at the Venice Film Festival of the accusations of antisemitism.

The makeup artist behind Bradley Cooper‘s prosthetic nose in Maestro is speaking out following all of the backlash.

Chicago P.D. is on the case.

Neighbours legend Ben Nicholas has revealed that he and his wife are having a second child. Ben, 35, is known to soap fans for playing Stingray in Neighbours from 2004 to 2007.

Patrick Dempsey cleaned up nicely before hitting the red carpet for the premiere of his new movie Ferrari at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. However, what really stole the show was his striking silver hair.

Nick Cannon’s brother Gabriel is thankful he has Google as a reminder when it comes down to naming his many nieces and nephews.