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The Cosmic Busker’s Return: Bill Bailey on Vaudeville, Leftover Cake, and Almost Getting Tossed Around by Slipknot Roadies

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By Tom Curtis-Horsfall Published: October 30, 2026 Executive Overview As the cultural landscape becomes increasingly saturated with algorithmic content, AI-generated media, and hyper-isolated digital consumption, a reassuringly analogue antidote is stepping back into the limelight. Bill Bailey—the self-professed "cosmic busker," virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, author, travel documentarian, and Strictly Come Dancing champion—is preparing to embark on an … Read more

UK Music Industry & Business

Major labels are getting “massive corporate payouts” for AI licensing but “paying musicians zero”, says AFM’s ‘Human Made Human Paid’ campaign

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Executive Overview The intersection of generative artificial intelligence and the music industry has officially breached a critical threshold. As technology companies aggressively train their models on vast catalogs of recorded music, the foundational labor force that built those recordings is fighting back. The American Federation of Musicians (AFM)—representing tens of thousands of professional performers, instrumentalists, … Read more

UK Music Industry & Business

Major labels are getting “massive corporate payouts” for AI licensing but “paying musicians zero”, says AFM’s ‘Human Made Human Paid’ campaign

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Executive Overview The intersection of generative artificial intelligence and the music industry has reached a volatile boiling point. As major record labels race to monetize their massive catalog assets through lucrative, multi-million-dollar licensing agreements with artificial intelligence technology firms, the foundational labor force that built those very catalogs is being systematically sidelined. In response to … Read more

UK Music Industry & Business

Major labels are getting “massive corporate payouts” for AI licensing but “paying musicians zero”, says AFM’s ‘Human Made Human Paid’ campaign

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Executive Overview The intersection of artificial intelligence and the music industry has reached a volatile flashpoint. As generative AI models grow increasingly sophisticated—trained on billions of parameters derived from existing commercial audio catalogues—the foundational architecture of musician compensation, labor rights, and intellectual property is facing an existential stress test. At the center of this turbulence … Read more

British Culture & Arts

The Stone Family Returns: How a Beloved 2005 Christmas Classic is Getting a Long-Awaited Sequel Without Its Matriarch

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Executive Overview Two decades after capturing the chaotic, messy, and deeply emotional dynamics of modern holiday gatherings, The Family Stone is officially heading back to the big screen. The 2005 festive comedy-drama, which has evolved from a modest box-office success into a cherished holiday staple, is getting a sequel. According to reports from The Hollywood … Read more

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