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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus discusses writing musical with AI and ABBA future
"It is like having another songwriter in the room with a huge reference frame," he said during a talk at SXSW London. The ABBA singer, who is president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, previously warned of the “existential challenge” AI represents to music.
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A-ha’s Morten Harket reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
Harket, who sang the classic 1985 track ‘Take On Me’ and the James Bond theme 'The Living Daylights', said that he was managing the symptoms of the disease. “I’m trying the best I can to prevent my entire system from going into decline.”
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'Back To The Future’ stars join Gibson in search for missing guitar
“We are on the lookout for a missing guitar...”
No one has seen this now-iconic instrument since 1985 and the stars of the Back To The Future films have teamed up with Gibson to locate this important piece of cinema history. The hunt is on.
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SXSW London accused of ‘artwashing’ for hosting panel with Tony Blair
The participation of former British prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were hidden from the public line-up of the inaugural edition of the festival SXSW London. This has prompted several artists to pull out and criticise the festival.
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SoundCloud updates AI policy following backlash
A new letter from SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton states: "We don’t build generative AI tools, and we don’t allow third parties to scrape or use artist content from SoundCloud to train them either.” This follows a backlash after the platform's Terms Of Use were quietly updated in February.
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Bono speaks out against Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu for first time
Bono spoke out against Hamas and called for Israel to be "released from Benjamin Netanyahu" in plea to "stop war" during the Ivor Novello Awards in London. His comments mark the first time the human rights activist has spoken out in public against the Israeli prime minister.
