A newly proposed bipartisan senate bill seeks to bring greater legal protection to actors and recording artists by discouraging the use of AI-generated deepfakes without their permission. If passed, the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act — or NO FAKES Act — would hold those who produce …
Read More »Alice Gerrard, Reclusive Folk Hero, Emerges to Sing for Trans Rights and Gun Reform
A little more than a decade ago, Alice Gerrard received an invitation to perform at a fiddle camp in Washington state. “Should I bring an older musician with me?” Gerrard, 76 at the time, asked her friend Suzy Thompson, who was organizing the event. Thompson laughed. “Alice,” she told her. …
Read More »Bad Bunny Unveils 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana' Track List
Bad Bunny stans, which song are you claiming? On Thursday, hours before he’s set to release his new album, Bad Bunny revealed the tracklist for his new album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. Among the 22 songs included on the album are “Monaco,” “Mr. October,” Cybertruck,” “Teléfono …
Read More »J Balvin, Young Miko, and Jowell y Randy Link Up on Burning Tainy Collab
Young Miko, J Balvin, and Jowell y Randy are showing their colmillos, or fangs, on their long-awaited collaboration with Tainy. On Wednesday, the five artists teamed up and released an EDM-backed, perreo mega-collab, along with its cinematic video. The video, directed by Pau Carreté, opens with a seeming attempted robbery …
Read More »Squirrel Flower Pushes Herself to the Edge on 'Tomorrow's Fire.' The Journey Is Worth It
About halfway into Tomorrow’s Fire, the third album Ella Williams has recorded as Squirrel Flower, the Chicago indie-rock artist sings about leaving quietly out the back of a party, disappearing without saying goodbye to anyone. “I’ve had my fun, I’m done,” she tell us on “Almost Pulled Away,” over a …
Read More »Swiftie Surprise: Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Film to Arrive a Day Early
Swifties got an unexpected surprise on Wednesday. Taylor swift announced that the Eras Tourconcert film will arrive one-daywith early-accessshowings in the U.S. andCanada. “PREMIERE DAY,” Swift wrote alongside a snap of her outfit for the Los Angeles film premiere. “Andddd I can’t really wrap my head around this but…. Look …
Read More »Pop Punkers in the Boardroom: The Madden Brothers on Their New Lives
Tattoos still spiral up the necks of Joel and Benji Madden, and they still dress in an upscale version of all-black skate wear in their forties. But these days, the brothers behind Good Charlotte spend more time in boardrooms than they do onstage, thanks to their management company, MDDN, and …
Read More »Kiss Guitar Tech's Widow Sues Band for Wrongful Death
The family of a Kiss guitar tech — who died while quarantining in 2021 after contracting Covid during the band’s End of the Road World Tour — is suing for wrongful death, according to a lawsuit reviewed by Rolling Stone. Catherine Stueber, whose husband Fran had served as guitar tech …
Read More »Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of the Isley Brothers, Dead at 84
Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who provided backing vocals on the majority of the legendary soul group’s hits, has died at the age of 84. “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. …
Read More »Beyoncé Attends Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Film Premiere: 'An Actual Fairytale'
Beyoncé made a surprise appearance at Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour‘s film premiere Wednesday — and Swift could not contain her excitement on social media. Shortly after the debut of her film at The Grove’s AMC Theaters in Los Angeles, Swift shared an Instagram video of herself posing for photos …
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