In December, Idles released “Grace” and Uproxx’s Alex Gonzalez wrote of the song, “Over slow-burning drums and downtempo cadence, lead vocalist Joe Talbot makes an appeal to the listener’s emotion by way soft, silky vocals and lyrics.” The band just put out a new video for the track, and it sure looks like it’s actually … Read more
Getty Image Artificial intelligence has infiltrated the music industry. Although the software isn’t new, its acceptance by significant figures and entities such as the Grammy Awards is. Despite musicians like Drake and Bad Bunny’s public disdain for AI-generated music, YouTube supports the technical advancement. Yesterday (November 16), Variety announced that YouTube revealed its partnership with … Read more
Generally, I find all the deepfakes and AI use in music today — especially when it comes to deceased artists’ posthumous releases — ethically iffy, if not downright creepy. I’m willing to make an exception for Lyrical Lemonade’s off-the-wall “Doomsday” collab between Juice WRLD and Cordae, though. For one, Juice and Cordae were very tight … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery In addition to all the drama over The Rock vetoing cameos and Zachary Levi confirming said vetoes, there’s another Shazam! Fury of the Gods controversy that’s caused enough of an uproar for director David F. Sandberg to personally respond. As just about everyone knows by now, thanks to Warner Bros. Discovery putting … Read more
A now-former columnist for the conservative Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) says that he was fired over Instagram posts criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). He claims that RSBN was concerned that his memes about DeSantis would be too much of a headache to deal with. On Monday, Preston Parra tweeted, “Today I parted ways … Read more
Analysis Footage of an interview circulating across social media purports to show billionaire Bill Gates defending himself against criticisms of his career in technology as well as his promotion of vaccines. Despite being seen by some conspiracy theorists as real, the video was actually produced with AI. The video went viral on social media platforms such … Read more
Analysis An advertisement that made the rounds on TikTok appeared to show podcast host Joe Rogan promoting a libido supplement for men. But the words uttered by Rogan and his facial movements were generated by artificial intelligence. The ad—which shows actual footage from a podcast episode in which Stanford Medicine Neurobiology Professor Andrew D. Huberman … Read more
Source: Twitch Popular Twitch personality, Atrioc, was recently involved in a controversial story in which he admitted to viewing explicit deepfakes of other streamers. Several prominent names got wrapped up in the fallout (including Pokimane, Maya Higa, and QTCinderella), and Atrioc (real name Brandon Ewing) has stepped forward to issue a formal apology for his … Read more
Getty Image Kendrick Lamar did a new profile with the New York Times that dropped today, where he shares the behind-the-scenes details of his 2022 album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The interview touches on the album’s lead single, “The Heart Part 5,” and the accompanying music video. For those who might not have … Read more
Getty Image Lil Nas X really wants to run Twitter. Or, at least, it’s something he keeps nodding to and joking about. Back in 2019, he actually linked up with Jack Dorsey and “took over” as CEO for a day. Then, this past November, he just went ahead and appointed himself as CEO, writing, “as … Read more
reAlpha If you’ve ever wanted to see Elon Musk tied to a chair in an abandoned warehouse, you are probably not alone in that. But would you ever actually create a video of Musk and his likeness in order to fulfill said daydream? No! But you don’t have to, because a company already did that … Read more
Getty Image Last week, a strange story was reported: Bruce Willis had allegedly sold his likeness to Deepcake, a company that creates those meddlesome things called deepfakes. As such, it was reported, the beloved actor — or a “digital twin” of him, at least — could live on in perpetuity, used for movies and TV … Read more