Counterparts Frontman Calls Out Suspected AI-Generated Metalcore Act Broken Avenue

Counterparts Frontman Calls Out Suspected AI-Generated Metalcore Act Broken Avenue

There’s apparently another high-profile AI imposter on the DSPs. The metalcore “band” Broken Avenue has nearly 130,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, where it is a “verified artist” and has one of the platform’s auto-generated “This Is” introductory playlists (which is triggered by a popularity threshold). Fans of Counterparts, Knocked Loose, and the Devil Wears Prada…

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Jill Scott Announces First Album in 11 Years

Jill Scott Announces First Album in 11 Years

After starring in everything from TV’s First Wives Club to the RZA-directed film Love Beats Rhyme, actress and singer Jill Scott is making her long-awaited return to music with To Whom This May Concern, her first album since 2015’s Woman. You can hear the lead single “Beautiful People” and see the gorgeous cover by visual…

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Drake Hit With Third Lawsuit Over Stake, Accused Of Using Gambling Funds To Inflate Music Streams

Drake Hit With Third Lawsuit Over Stake, Accused Of Using Gambling Funds To Inflate Music Streams

Drake’s list of lawsuits continues to grow. The latest is a new RICO class-action filed in Virginia that names Drake, streamer Adin Ross, online casino Stake (Stake.us), and Australian clip farmer George Nguyen as defendants. The suit accuses them of using Stake’s platform to illegally finance the inflation of Drake’s music streaming numbers. The complaint…

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