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Spotify unveils new plans to distinguish AI artists from real musicians
It will be rolled out in September. The post Spotify unveils new plans to distinguish AI artists from real musicians first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The 100 Best Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 Hits: Staff List
Billboard has published a staff-curated list of the 100 best songs in the Hot 100 chart’s history to peak at number two without ever reaching the top spot. The list celebrates these “silver medallists” as some of pop’s most enduring and beloved tracks, arguing that falling just short of number one is often down to…
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Mali Obomsawin Announces New Album Automatic: Hear The Title Track
Musician Mali Obomsawin has announced her new album Automatic, the follow-up to her 2022 solo debut Sweet Tooth, with the title track released alongside the news. Best known as a member of indie rock band Deerlady but also active across jazz and experimental music, Obomsawin, who belongs to the Abenaki First Nation’s Odanak community in…
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Jamila Woods announces US dates for Heavn anniversary
Jamila Woods has marked the 10th anniversary of her debut album Heavn with a short US tour this autumn, revisiting a record widely praised on release for tackling police violence, Black womanhood and self-love over gentle R&B. The Chicago-raised singer announced the run on Instagram, reflecting on how the 2016 album, originally released as a…
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Vic Mensa Launches ‘The Vic Mensa Show’ With Chance The Rapper as First Guest: ‘A Space to Deepen the Dialogue’
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa has launched a new podcast, The Vic Mensa Show, which debuted on 10 August with its first episode—featuring fellow Chicago artist Chance The Rapper as a guest—due out on 26 August. The venture builds on the success of Mensa’s Webby-winning Orange Tree video series, extending his socio-political commentary into a longer-form…
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The 2000s band Bono wanted to take over the world: “New breed”
Deserving of the highest praise. The post The 2000s band Bono wanted to take over the world: “New breed” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Southern Rock Songs That Celebrate Home Without Sounding Corny
This piece from American Songwriter highlights three Southern rock tracks that evoke a strong sense of place and regional pride without tipping into cliché. The article argues that vivid, specific imagery, rather than sentimentality, is what makes these songs resonate with listeners from the American South and beyond. The selections are Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Mississippi Kid,”…
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Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker recalls his suicidal thoughts following the horrific 2008 plane crash in which his security guard and assistant died: “There was no light at the end of the tunnel”
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has opened up about the suicidal thoughts he experienced in the aftermath of the horrific 2008 plane crash that killed his security guard and personal assistant. He shared the details in a conversation with podcaster Jay Shetty, timed to coincide with the release of his new documentary, Travis Barker: Louder Than…
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“It was never funny or clever. I was uncomfortable recording it”: Barclay James Harvest, The Moody Blues and one of prog rock’s few diss tracks
In a 2016 recollection, Barclay James Harvest bassist and vocalist Les Holroyd revisited the making of “Poor Man’s Moody Blues,” a track widely seen as a rare diss song within the prog rock genre. Holroyd, who now fronts one of the two bands that emerged when Barclay James Harvest split after 32 years together in…
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