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In a new interview with "The Seth Williams Show", DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms and machine learning...
On 6 August 1966, George Jones's album "I'm a People" reached number one on the US country albums chart, replacing the late Jim Reeves's "Distant Drums" at the top. It was the only time in Jones's six-decade career that he topped the country albums chart, despite scoring numerous…
Clash Magazine has given an 8/10 review to "Cathedral", a new instrumental score from filmmaker-turned-composer John Carpenter, created with regular collaborators Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter. Unusually, the work accompanies a graphic novel rather than a film, marking a notable departure for Carpenter, who has scored numerous soundtracks…
Musixmatch has signed AI music generator Suno as the first customer of Sentinel, a copyright detection service that screens prompts and generated output for copyrighted compositions, lyrics and music. The deal is significant because it gives an AI music platform real-time visibility into potential copyright infringement, addressing mounting…
Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen had a brief romantic relationship after meeting at the Newport Folk Festival in 1967, and fans and critics have long speculated that several of their songs were inspired by their short time together. Mitchell herself has acknowledged Cohen's influence on her work, and…
A day after Glen Hansard was laid to rest in Dublin, his former Swell Season bandmate Markéta Irglová paid tribute to him in a Facebook post, describing him as "a big spirit on a big mission" whose gift she had been honoured to help carry. The Oscar-winning musician,…
Finnish modern metal band Blind Channel have announced their sixth studio album, "Painstream", due for release on 30 October via Century Media Records. It marks the group's first new music since vocalist Joel Hokka left in April 2025, reducing the band to a five-piece, and follows their previous…
Clash Magazine has given an 8/10 review to 'Affirmations', the debut album from Dublin trio Really Good Time, describing it as a brave and exciting record that captures the anger and disillusionment of a generation grappling with economic hardship. The band, comprising Wastefellow, Ado Tornado and Jacque le…
Country singer Thomas Rhett has opened up about his wife Lauren Akins' longstanding preference for a simple, low-key lifestyle over the trappings of celebrity, revealing that she never expected him to achieve major fame. Speaking on the "Girls In Low Places" podcast, Rhett explained that Akins "craves simplicity,…
The artist Laisul Hoque responds to a Guardian review that dismissed his exhibition, part of the collaborative East End arts festival Backyard Biennial, as "morose and meaningless." Hoque argues the critic missed the point, describing how art's meaning for him has never been purely visual or intellectual but…