It seems like Spotify is always surrounded by controversies these days, and their latest AI fiasco has King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard saying what most musicians are already thinking: if streaming monopolies like Spotify continue to define the entire music ecosystem, we should all be worried. Months after the rock band from down under […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show, and in true Silicon Valley fashion, he used the opportunity to frame himself as both disruptor and dad, offering up a new kind of paternal humility in which even basic child-rearing requires artificial intelligence. It was an odd bit of tech-evangelism disguised as
Mariah Carey has reclaimed her seasonal throne once again. After weeks of watching Taylor Swift dominate with The Fate of Ophelia, the undisputed Queen of Christmas storms back to No. 1 as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returns atop the Billboard Hot 100. The holiday juggernaut jumps four spots to notch its record-tying
Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps has logged the weakest five-day debut of any MCU theatrical title released on Disney+, pulling in just 4.9 million views, a shocking figure that puts it at the bottom of the opening weekend viewership for MCU Titles at Disney+. The number lands 23% below the year’s first Marvel release,
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A friend and I were discussing J.K. Rowling yet again. Not the books, not the legacy, but the endless churn of her anti-trans commentary, this time directed at Emma Watson after Watson offered her a soft but sincere olive branch in a recent interview. We were also discussing something I had written about Rowling’s latest
Suno’s Head of Creators has become the company’s most emotional spokesperson, leaning heavily on her childhood story: a kid who wanted to be a singer but couldn’t afford instruments, lessons, or a path into the music industry. It’s a compelling anecdote, one that fits neatly into the tech industry’s favorite narrative: I struggled, so now
Olivia Dean just did what the biggest artists in the world routinely avoid: she took on Ticketmaster publicly, and won. After the singer blasted Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and AEG for allowing “vile” price-gouging on resale tickets for her The Art of Loving tour, the ticketing monopoly have now agreed to cap resale prices and refund
Sony and Crunchyroll’s anime juggernaut Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has continued its historic run at the global box office with the film’s release in China. The popular shonen epic opened strong in Mainland, pulling in an impressive $52.4 million haul during its opening weekend. Distributed locally by Maoyan, the film is benefiting from exceptional word-of-mouth,