AI won an art contest, and artists are furious
Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is sparking controversy about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist......»»
Artists stage mass protest against AI-generated artwork on ArtStation
Users of popular portfolio site seek to castigate and disrupt AI-generated art. Enlarge / A screenshot of the "Trending" page on ArtStation from December 14, 2022. It shows anti-AI protest images added by artists across the site......»»
Stability AI plans to let artists opt out of Stable Diffusion 3 image training
Artists must register and manually flag matched images in the LAION database. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a person leaving a building, thus opting out of the vertical blinds convention. (credit: Ars Technica) On W.....»»
ArtStation artists stage mass protest against AI-generated artwork
Users of popular portfolio site seek to castigate and disrupt AI-generated art. Enlarge / A screenshot of the "Trending" page on ArtStation from December 14, 2022. It shows anti-AI protest images added by artists across the site......»»
A Perfect Circle: An LED “supergroup” Collaborates on the Lux Lavalier
Mad Season, Cream, Prophets of Rage, the Traveling Wilburys — what do they have in common? Perhaps it’s that you’ve never heard of them, but they are also all supergroups — successful artists teaming up to create something new and exciting......»»
Japanese billionaire Maezawa announces crew of artists for lunar voyage
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday eight crew members who will join him for a journey around the Moon planned for 2023 on a SpaceX rocket that is still under development......»»
SpaceX moon flight to include DJ, YouTuber and K-pop rapper
A Japanese billionaire recruits an artists-only crew for a space voyage around the moon......»»
Eight artists chosen for first civilian moon trip
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has named the eight artists who will join him on the first civilian moon mission, organized by SpaceX......»»
Art museums team up with scientists to ferret out fakes
Forgeries are a lucrative global market created by artists so skilled in both their craft and their duplicity that they sometimes fool even the experts......»»
Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here: What’s your ‘listening personality’?
Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here, revealing all the top performing artists and songs for the year, as well as a new 'Listening Personality' feature for your habits......»»
Apple Music Replay 2022 is here: How to find your top songs, artists, albums, and more
Apple Music Replay is one of the most highly anticipated launches for Apple Music users every year. It gives subscribers the ability to view a full year in review of their listening habits, with top songs, albums, listening statistics, and more. Thi.....»»
How The 1968 Film, Bullitt, Made Fast And Furious Possible
The 1968 crime drama "Bullitt," starring Steve McQueen, set a standard for car chases. Here's how it led to the also-legendary "Fast and Furious" franchise. The 1968.....»»
Streaming music is fair to both consumers and artists, says competition watchdog
Composers and musicians have long argued that streaming music treats them unfairly, with smaller artists earning tiny sums. But a UK competition watchdog has ruled that the streaming music industry is fair to both artists and consumers … more….....»»
Apple Music Replay overhauled for 2022 with animated highlight reel of your favorite songs and artists
Apple has overhauled the Apple Music Replay experience for 2022. Although it still is a web browser only experience, the Replay section now features a dynamic stories-esque design of highlights based on your listening history. See yours at replay.mu.....»»
Musicians aren"t losing out from streaming music, UK regulator says
The massive profits of record labels and streaming services like Apple Music are not at the expense of musicians and artists, a UK regulator has declared.Apple MusicEarly in 2022, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority commenced an investigation.....»»
DeviantArt upsets artists with its new AI art generator, DreamUp [Updated]
Confused artists discover their work will be used for AI training by default. Enlarge / DreamUp AI image generator artwork proved by DeviantArt. (credit: DeviantArt) On Friday, the online art community DeviantArt announc.....»»
DeviantArt upsets artists with its new AI art generator, DreamUp
Confused artists discover their work is used for AI training by default. Enlarge / DreamUp AI image generator artwork proved by DeviantArt. (credit: DeviantArt) On Friday, the online art community DeviantArt announced Dr.....»»
DJI’s 2022 drone contest offers record prize pool
Leading drone maker DJI has teamed up with SkyPixel for their eighth annual photo and video contest, which this year comes with a record prize pool......»»
This is how much more Apple Music pays artists than Spotify [Video]
Over the years, it’s become clear that Apple is far better at “playing fair” than Spotify when it comes to Apple Music royalties for artists. A new video posted to YouTube this week by independent music producer L.Dre further underscores the d.....»»
Ardern in a flap as wren rocks N. Zealand"s bird beauty contest
A tiny mountain-dwelling wren was the surprise winner Monday of New Zealand's controversial bird of the year competition, which even had Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a flap......»»
Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and stand a chance to win a TCL TV
Are you planning to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II? If you are, then you might want to check out this TCL contest and stand a chance to win a free TCL TV. The post Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and stand a chance to win a TCL TV first ap.....»»