Rock ’n’ Roll According to the Chinese Communist Party
The rock ballad was a cult classic in China. But what if the party wanted to use it to spread “positive energy”?
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Google and Universal Music Discuss Making an AI Tool To Replicate Artists’ Voices
According to the Financial Times, Universal Music Group and Google are considering developing a tool that people can use to create AI-generated music using popular artists’ voices and melodies. Gizmodo reports: Under the licensing deal, the relevant co…
‘I’m alive’: teen rapper Lil Tay releases statement after mysterious death report
A statement on her official Instagram had claimed the 15-year-old girl had died but she has now claimed it was ‘compromised’Shock over a statement announcing the sudden death of Lil Tay, a 15-year-old internet personality and rapper who rose to viral f…
Rodriguez, Singer Whose Career Was Resurrected, Dies at 81
Two albums in the early 1970s went largely unnoticed in the United States, but not overseas. Then came the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”
Robbie Robertson, member of the Band, dies at age 80
The Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, who worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died in Los Angeles after a long illnessSinger, songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson, best known as a member of the Band, died on Wednesday i…
Statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards unveiled in home town of Dartford
The duo, who formed the Rolling Stones in the early 60s, met on a platform at the town’s train stationBronze figures of two of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll stars, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, have been unveiled in their home town of Dartford, kn…
Jamie Reid, artist of Sex Pistols record covers, dies aged 76
Artist and graphic designer’s cut-up work defined the iconoclastic energy of the punk eraJamie Reid, the artist and graphic designer whose collage work for the Sex Pistols was a central pillar of the punk aesthetic, has died aged 76.His gallerist John …
Lawyers review further sexual harassment complaints against Lizzo
Attorney for three dancers who have accused singer says Los Angeles firm looking into at least six further complaintsAn attorney for three dancers who performed with Lizzo said his firm was reviewing at least six further complaints against the singer f…
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Canadian musician was found guilty last year for three felonies related to the shooting which injured the rapper in the footMusician Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for the shooting of fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2020…
Nerdcore Is Dead (Long Live Nerdcore)
The Original High-C writes: Dear Commander Taco,
I hope you are well, as the world is increasingly ‘mid’, as the kids say. I am the guy whose story you published 17 years ago about a nerd rap compilation. We had a wild ride, as documented in this, um,…