The music industry is cracking down on AI companies infringing on artists’ work. Major record labels, including Sony Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings, and Warner Records, are suing two AI companies for using their artists’ work without permission. The lawsuits, filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), target AI companies Suno and Uncharted Labs,

William Scott, ‘Untitled,’ 1998. Felt-tip pen on paper 22 3/8 x 30 in. (56.9 x 76.2 cm). Purchase, … [+] by exchange, through a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Honig. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed in 1990 meaning the U.S. was routinely traveling to space before

XXL announced its 2024 Freshman class today including standouts like Hunxho, Lay Bankz, Maiya The Don, That Mexican OT, and more. They’re all future stars in the making, but here are 10 more rappers who shouldn’t be overlooked. 310Babii The Southern California rapper’s breakout single “Soak City” continues to gain momentum, but besides that, he

Chlöe doesn’t want to solely be known as an R&B artist, but feels the default category comes from her being Black. “Any music I do will easily and quickly be categorized as R&B because I’m a Black woman,” she explained to Nylon in her recent cover story. “If someone who didn’t have my skin tone made the

Photo courtesy Oak Cliff Assembly/Lexreno Photos The Oak Cliff Assembly will host its fourth annual Art Walk on July 6th from 2-8 p.m., providing a platform for local artists to showcase their work in a non-traditional setting and without the weight of gallery costs and fees. The Oak Cliff Assembly is a 17,000-square-foot Dallas Historical

Welcome to AP&R, where we highlight rising artists who are on their way to becoming your new favorite. Below, we’ve rounded up a handful of names from around the world who either just dropped music or have new music on the way very soon. These are the June up-and-comers, artists picked for their standout sound,

PALMER TWP., Pa. — Inside his makeshift basement studio, artist James Bartolacci stands next to his adorable chihuahua-mix, Baby, and points to a palette of bright reds, oranges, yellows and blues. Later on, he’ll mix the hues to find the perfect fluorescent to fill the canvas for a series of works that memorialize New York City’s

Stepping inside the main hall of London’s October Gallery in May and June, visitors were met with a riot of colour. The exhibition Emergent Energies, running until 29 June, presents an innovative and unique selection of works by young artists from across the African continent and within the African diaspora. Each exhibit, eye-catching and utterly

Shaboozey‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is flipping country music on its head. His genre-bending hit, which interpolates J-Kwon’s 2004 hip-hop smash “Tipsy,” replaced Beyoncé‘s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in April — marking the first time that two Black artists held the No. 1 spot back-to-back on the chart. The history-making

AI (Artificial Intelligence) will never replace artists because art isn’t valued purely on aesthetics and innovation but rather its human qualities. Despite artists’ anxieties, Artificial Intelligence can never replace them. Unlike AI artwork—which is valued for the way it appears—traditional pieces are valued by virtue of their human creation. AI art programs are generative algorithms