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Carlos Santana shuts down viral rumours he opposed Bad Bunny’s booking for the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show
“I feel total oneness with what he’s doing”

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ boss bashes Elon Musk’s “great AI game” plan
“We don't need another cash grab, we need sustainability”

Elon Musk promises to release “great” AI game by end of 2026
"Really good movies" will follow in 2027

Spotify is teaming up with ChatGPT for music and podcast recommendations
The platform claims no audio or video content will be shared with OpenAI for training purposes

Nintendo vows to take “necessary action” over AI-created Mario spoofs
The company has denied reports it is currently lobbying the Japanese government though

James Cameron: “Gen AI is never going to take the place” of human artists and actors
"We need our artists. It’s artists in control of the process, right?"

AI ‘band’ inspired by Holding Absence overtakes them on Spotify: “It’s disheartening, it’s insulting, it’s a wake up call”
The AI act have 897,349 monthly listeners on the platform

Spotify removes 75 million tracks from platform in crackdown on AI
They say they are taking a stand against music intended to “confuse or deceive listeners, push ‘slop’ into the ecosystem, and interfere with authentic artists working to build their careers"

Kehlani criticises AI-generated artist Xania Monet getting $3million record deal: “I don’t respect it”
“Nothing and no one on Earth will ever be able to justify AI to me"

Watch Foo Fighters introduce new drummer and tease tour with new joke AI video: “There’s more to come”
The band recently made their live return and have been sharing updates from the studio

Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Elton John lead UK artists urging Keir Starmer to protect their work in AI copyright ahead of Donald Trump’s visit
"We will not let the government forget their election promises to support our creative industries"

Deezer reveal that 28 per cent of music uploaded to platform is fully AI-generated
The French music streaming service also said 30,000 tracks created with AI are added to the platform every day