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Artificial Intelligence and its impact in the music business comes down to fairness and honesty

(TSN): Producer/rapper Timabaland's dream of collaborating with Biggie may come true. He alluded to releases a song using a rap by the late Hip Hop legend. The Biggie feature may be made possible through the use of Artificial Intelligence. The widespread use of Artificial Intelligence, both positively and negatively is taking shape in all capacities. In music, technological innovation has already been used to "resurrect" artists for concert performances such as the well known holographic rendering of Tupac Shakur at Coachella in 2012. The deceased artist was able to "perform" with fellow West Coast rappers Snoop and Dr. Dre. While providing a tangible experience with bygone artists can be gratifying, there is a down side. In the music industry, where sampling is common, creators can be particularly vulnerable to over-reach and may potentially impact the bottom line across the board from artists to writers and producers. One of the most common appli...

Black Girls Rock to honor Mary J, Naomi Campbell and Judith Jamison featuring tribute to Queen of Soul, Areth Franklin

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NEW YORK, NY  – BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, founder and creator of “ BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ ” are excited to announce this year’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ Awards taping on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Prudential Hall in Newark, NJ. The broadcast will premiere on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on BET . The 2018 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ celebrants are Academy Award®-nominated actress and GRAMMY® Award winning singer Mary J. Blige (Star Power Award); World renowned dancer/choreographer and Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Judith Jamison (Living Legend Award); International Supermodel and Philanthropist Naomi Campbell (Black Girl Magic Award); Emmy Award winning writer, creator, actress and dedicated LGBTQ advocate Lena Waithe (Shot Caller Award); and founder of the groundbreaking ‘Me Too’ movement Tarana Burke (Community Change Agent Award). The dynamic, three-time NAACP Award winning “ BLA...