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Country today, actual music next week.
Everything goes to shit. At least the climate is going UP UP UP
Nobody in the world except some tasteless US peasants listens or gives a fuck about moronic country 'music'.
It's all bots
Odd that it's on top of a sales chart when AI music can't be copyrighted, so anyone could just get it for free. It makes me suspect it's presence there might be inauthentic.
AI music can’t be copyrighted
That's true (though it may depend on which country you are in). But if "a human contributes creatively to an AI-generated work, such as by writing lyrics or modifying melodies, that work may be eligible for copyright".
You can guarantee that labels/authors will do enough to make sure they can get copyright.
I for one look forward to more people recognising slob for what it is, man made or not.
It's long overdue for artists to make something actually artistic.
Pop country has been slop for a long time. Might as well just have robots do it. At least then less douchebags are getting rich.
Eh, the record labels will get even fatter since they wouldn't need to pay an artist at all.
Yeah, but the dickheads like Wallen and Aldean won't be getting anything.
man made or not.
If there is a silver lining to any of this AI nonsense it's that it just might wake some people up to the fact that they have been fed corporate slop for decades. AI changes nothing except it makes slop faster.
I was drunk the day ma momma got out of prison.
Tbh I predicted that a computer would be able to make a hit country song over a decade ago. It's extremely formulaic and the lack of creativity in popular country is almost a point of pride for fans. I'm just kind of surprised it took this long if I'm being honest.
Really? People like the formula?
I guess people like the hallmark channel too so I guess that tracks
When all your art does is make people feel but without meaning, don't be surprised when the machines get better at pressing the happy button.
Look, I've used a variety of toys throughout my life, but my hand still works better tha- oh you mean a different metaphorical "happy button." Carry on, then.
That's ... kinda pathetic for the industry, though not surprising for a genre that lost it's heart ages ago.
Someone pointed out to me a while back the main draw of human made art is the effort put in and the genuine connection people make with the artist. When you actually engage with the art, it's provocative and emotional and has that connection. Slop can't do that. It's like empty calories for the soul.
But that argument falls apart for commercial endeavors
plenty of human made slop also exists and while it may look pretty (or in this case, sound pretty), the artistry is lacking. It's made to top charts, not build a connection. You lack the artist's emotions, creativity, the imperfections that make it genuine, even the backstory behind the piece, etc. All that is art.
County (and other commercial pop) has lacked that for ages. There are genuine artists out there, but marketing and promotional strategies tend to drown them out with slop. No surprise that side is getting the AI overhaul.
Yep. This is the end of human culture.
I mean country music can be made by a donkey anyway. Only the old country is good
Not only is it ai, its country. Honesty, coming from a heavy country family and town... I don't get the appeal one bit.
I say while sipping tea and listening to King Stephen.