The Hell-Raising Rocker Who Conquered Country Radio

The Hell-Raising Rocker Who Conquered Country Radio

About a decade ago, an aspiring rock star from Texas named Koe Wetzel had the mixed fortune of writing a song that stuck to him. The verses chronicled one of the most miserable nights of his life, which involved a handle of cheap vodka and an ill-advised food run in his pickup truck; it ended…

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In “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg Replays the Hits

In “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg Replays the Hits

Margaret, following her nutty North Star wherever it leads, would have been right at home in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), in which U.F.O. sightings make enraptured believers of a select few. But that’s hardly the only Spielberg joint that gets revisited. A reference to Roswell harks back to the extraterrestrial shenanigans of…

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Musicians shortchanged by AI deals with labels, lawsuit alleges

Musicians shortchanged by AI deals with labels, lawsuit alleges

Musicians have been left out of settlements between major record labels and AI companies, a new lawsuit alleges. The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), which has 70,000 members, said Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group “received significant compensation” from the AI companies for past copyright violations and licensed…

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