“When we first launched Tilly, people were like, ‘What’s that?,’ and now we’re going to be announcing which agency is going to be representing her in the next few months.” - Variety
The question remains: how effectively can Spotify identify artists who do not disclose their use of AI? As AI technology becomes more sophisticated, distinguishing between human and machine-generated content will only become more challenging. - Rude Baguette
Bolstered by culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s blunt defense of business partnerships earlier this year, leaders at major institutions, including the V&A, British Museum, and the National Gallery warned that boycotts and public pressure are jeopardizing their survival in an open letter published in May. - Artnet
“A lot of gen AI supporters see it as a tool that’s ‘democratizing’ art by lowering traditional barriers to entry like ‘learning how to draw,’ ‘learning how to play an instrument,’ or ‘learning how to write a story.’” - The Verge (Archive Today)
Oops, the MP who’s the parliamentary secretary for combating crime forgot to give a heads up about his statement that Kneecap were banned to public safety colleagues. Now, he says, “any further comment I'm going to leave to the officials at Immigration and they will manage that accordingly.” - CBC
How huge? “About 60 per cent of professional violinists and violists experience some form of playing-related musculoskeletal disorder (known as ‘PRMDs’) that prevents them from playing their best.” - Sydney Morning Herald
The levy includes funding to maintain three arts centers, which offer dance, art, and music classes - and in one case, valuable studio space - for low and middle-income Oregonians. - Oregon ArtsWatch
If you live in Bradford, Britain’s City of Culture for 2025, it will be especially easy - including a “floating fantasy kingdom” where you must remove your shoes to experience the shiny gold floor. - BBC
“What if cultural snobbery, so effectively cast off over the past decade, wasn’t a waste of time? What if it did actually uphold certain standards? What if – faced with a future dominated by social media advertainment and AI-generated content – it’s our only hope?” - The Guardian (UK)
“It’s nearly impossible to imagine anyone successfully producing such a comprehensively transgressive and resolutely silly movie today. It’s even more unlikely to imagine any film resurrecting itself from spectacular flop to cockroach cult classic, let alone under the protective cover of camp.” - Washington Post (MSN)
“The air is getting chilly, the leaves are starting to turn, and Oscar geeks are analyzing the buzz out of Venice, Telluride, and Toronto like tea leaves at the bottom of a mug.” - Vulture (MSN)
The fest is “a state-sponsored event in Saudi Arabia that Human Rights Watch said was designed to deflect attention from the country’s ‘brutal repression of free speech’ and other human rights violations.” - The New York Times
“Sinclair and Nexstar may be potent media players, but they would have run into serious problems if they had preempted Kimmel’s show for an extended period of time.” Also, there’s Monday Night Football. - The Atlantic
The truth is that only performing in larger cities like Glasgow, Manchester, London, and Cardiff risks losing your audience over time. - The Guardian (UK)
