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Drake must be stopped. In a year when he’s already dropped two-and-a-half hours of new music—plus 18 accompanying music videos—the rapper has (at least) one more trick up his sleeve. In August, he began teasing something called “Fear of Missing Out,” which last week he described as “a not so short film,” and, later, “self funded surrealism.” Now the full FOMO has arrived. You can watch it below.Prior to their release in May, Drake’s three new albums—Iceman, Maid of Honor, and Habibti—were billed as one project called Iceman. The promotional cycle included the erection of a massive ice ziggurat in…
Suno has admitted to using music from YouTube to train its AI models. Read More: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary The AI music creation firm is currently battling a lawsuit brought forth by Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music, and Capitol Records concerning its allegedly unauthorised use of licensed music for training its models. As reported by Music Business Worldwide, the latest court documents were filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on September 1, and in them, Suno admits to having used “audio data obtained from YouTube” as training data.…
The line-ups have been announced for Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park 2027, featuring huge names including Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon, Billy Talent and Turnstile. Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park take place on the same weekend every year, with the former being held at the Nürburgring motorsport complex in Western Germany and the latter at the Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg. The 2027 editions will take place between June 4 and 6, and organisers have confirmed the first wave of artists on the bill today (Tuesday September 15). For Rock Am Ring, the Friday (June 4) will…
After more than two decades in Tinseltown, American Idol is packing its bags. Production for the long-running show will move from Hollywood to Georgia, production and distribution company Fremantle confirmed to NBCLA. Fremantle is reportedly in final talks with a studio in the Atlanta area but has not signed the deal, according to Deadline. A rep for Fremantle did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. Georgia offers at 20 percent based transferable film tax credit, plus an additional 10 percent “uplift” for providing promotional value to the state for eligible projects spending a minimum of $500,000 —…
A Los Angeles County judge abruptly recused herself Tuesday from a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit against Steven Tyler, marking an unexpected twist just two weeks before a trial was set to begin over claims the Aerosmith frontman abused plaintiff Julia Misley when she was a minor in the 1970s. At an afternoon hearing in Torrance, California, Judge Patricia A. Young stated that she disclosed a potential conflict to both sides on Monday and asked how they wished to proceed. When a lawyer for Misley said the parties met but could not agree to waive the issue, Young said she had…
Ed Sheeran has spoken out following Macklemore being dropped as a support act from his tour regarding comments about Palestine, telling fans that he is “not complicit”. Controversy around the rapper began when he made an impassioned speech while opening for Ed Sheeran across his US tour dates. In his comments on stage, he called for “all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality” and called for a “free Palestine”. Soon after he made the comments, he faced calls for his removal from the tour by the Israeli-American Council, who claimed he had used his platform to…
In a lengthy new statement posted to Instagram, Ed Sheeran said the decision to drop Macklemore from his tour was not his but that of the promoter Messina Touring Group, combined with pressure from venues. The singer-songwriter said that after hearing some venues did not want Macklemore to perform after taking issue with his “Free Palestine” comments at MetLife Stadium, he spoke with the owners, including Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft. His efforts to change their minds, however, were unsuccessful. “I have spent this week trying to build bridges, to find a solution and unfortunately, was unable to do so,”…
Naomi McPherson, who plays guitar, synths, and sings in Muna, will miss several upcoming tour dates to look after their mother, Harriet, who is in the terminal stages of a cancer battle. In a post shared on the band’s Instagram, Muna wrote: “It has become clear that [Harriet’s] passing will coincide with the beginning of this headline tour. As a result, Naomi has been at home with her for her final days and will be staying behind after we depart in order to take care of her affairs after her passing.” McPherson expects to be absent from Muna’s upcoming gigs…
Finneas, Lukas Graham, Beoga and Aaron Rowe are all among the support acts and musicians pulling out of Ed Sheeran‘s tour in protest of Macklemore being kicked off for sharing his support of Palestine on stage. After making an impassioned speech calling for “all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality” while opening for Sheeran across recent dates in New Jersey, the rapper faced calls for his removal from the tour by the Israeli-American Council, who claimed he had used his platform to “advance a one-sided political agenda”. He then responded to critics of his onstage pleas for…
Organizers for the global fitness competition Hyrox issued an apology Monday after allowing the winner of a Beijing, China competition to finish the race after she lost control of her bowels — running on the carpeted, indoor course and using shared fitness equipment while feces covered her legs and arms. Australian Joanna Wietrzyk, 22, is a world record holder for Hyrox and one of the fitness competition’s elite athletes. At a Sept. 12 match in Beijing, Wietrzyk suffered from fecal incontinence during the race. Photos from the event show Wietrzytk pushing a workout sled, doing burpees, rowing, and running through stations…
