<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celine-dion">Celine Dion</a> opened up about her life-altering illness after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) in 2022 and said she’s hoping to “find a miracle.”
Speaking to <a href="https://www.vogue.fr/article/celine-dion-may-cover-vogue-france-interview">Vogue France</a>, the 56-year-old Canadian singer said she’s “well, but it’s a lot of work” living with the rare neurological disease so she’s “taking it one day at a time.”
“I haven’t beat the disease, as it’s still within me and always will be,” Dion said. “I hope that we’ll find a miracle, a way to cure it with scientific research, but for now I have to learn to live with it. So that&#8217;s me, now, with Stiff Person Syndrome.”
“Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy,” she added. “I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice &#8230; I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself. At the beginning I would ask myself: why me? How did this happen?What have I done? Is this my fault? Life doesn&#8217;t give you any answers. You just have to live it!”
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“I have this illness for some unknown reason,” the legendary singer continued. “The way I see it, I have two choices. Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself. I&#8217;ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!”
The “All By Myself” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celine-dion-reveals-heartbreaking-news-about-her-health">singer</a> and mother of three — who revealed her diagnosis after canceling several of her concerts — said she is able to keep fighting thanks to all the love of her family, children and fans.
“People who suffer from SPS may not be lucky enough or have the means to have good doctors and good treatments,” Dion said. “I have those means, and this is a gift. What&#8217;s more, I have this strength within me. I know that nothing is going to stop me.”
“The Power Of Love” hitmaker made it clear she’s not sure when she will be back on stage but knows she won’t stop trying everyday to get there.
“I don&#8217;t know &#8230; My body will tell me,” Dion said. “On the other hand, I don&#8217;t just want to wait. It&#8217;s morally hard to live from day to day. It&#8217;s hard, I&#8217;m working very hard and tomorrow will be even harder.”
“Tomorrow is another day,” she added.”But there&#8217;s one thing that will never stop, and that&#8217;s the will. It&#8217;s the passion. It&#8217;s the dream. It&#8217;s the determination.”
“Today, I am a woman, who feels strong and positive about the future,” Dion continued. “One day at a time.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celine-dion-documentary-will-give-fans-a-look-at-singers-life-altering-illness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celine Dion Documentary Will Give Fans A Look At Singer&#8217;s Life-Altering Illness</a>

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Celine Dion Talks About Her Life-Altering Illness, Says She’s Hoping For A ‘Miracle’

Celine Dion Talks About Her Life-Altering Illness, Says She's Hoping For A 'Miracle'

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Celine Dion

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Music Industry

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-cause-earthquake-during-la-concert-seismologists-find" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift’s</a> latest album &#8220;The Tortured Poets Department&#8221; has a noticeably darker, mature tone than her others, which is leaving some moms asking whether or not it is &#8220;suitable for kids.”
Swift’s new album contains seven <a href="https://gabb.com/blog/explicit-content-logo/#:~:text=Explicit%20content%20warnings%20like%20an,%2C%20sex%2C%20or%20substance%20abuse.">explicit songs</a> that all come with warning labels, which means the lyrics can include things like strong language, violence, sex, or substance abuse, notifying parents it “may be inappropriate for kids.”
The 7 <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60228193/the-tortured-poets-department-explicit-songs/">songs</a> which have caused a stir for moms of “Taylor Tots” &#8212; a term describing younger Swift fans &#8212; are “The Tortured Poets Department,” “Down Bad,” “But, Daddy, I Love Him,” “Florida!!!,” “loml,” “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” and “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/entertainment/taylor-tots-moms-cant-shake-off-taylor-swifts-ttpd-mature-themes-words/?utm_source=instagram&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_content=pagesix_feed&amp;_gl=1*1j9owno*_ga*MTY5ODgwMzA2MS4xNjgwNzE5MzY0*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTcxMzg4OTcxNi4xOTQuMC4xNzEzODg5NzE2LjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.136648176.1972840462.1713889717-1698803061.1680719364">New York Post</a> reported.
Over on the Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2254218764714763">Taylor Swift’s Vault</a> &#8212; with close to 500,000 members &#8212; they have been busy discussing the issue, with moms of young fans saying they are shielding their little ones from the themes of sex and violence.
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“I feel bad for all the Taylor Tots because most parents are not going to deem this album appropriate,” member Crystal Barkley <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2254218764714763/search/?q=I%20feel%20bad%20for%20all%20the%20Taylor%20Tots">wrote</a> in a recent post that garnered a lot of attention.
“This album is definitely NOT suitable for kids,” Tana Hancock replied.
“It’s called ‘tortured poets’ who thought this would be a kid-oriented album?” Stephanie DeVaughn added.
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Another wrote, “Taylor isn’t for the little girls anymore, she grew up and so did we and we’re here for it and we love it.”
The back and forth continued with one mom arguing, “But that’s so hard to explain to her younger fans who love her so much. I have a 10 year old.”
Another mom wrote that she “already texted” her “daughter and said I have to go through it again and figure out what she can and can’t listen to.”
Some parents said they were less worried about the “curse words&#8221; than they were about the harm and violence.
Casey McDonald Smith wrote that it was the “self-harm, violence, and death talk” she’s “not feeling comfy with at this second.”
“I’m going to sleep on it and give it a few more listens before I decide how I’m going to approach it with my 9 year old,” another mom added.
While Kilee Herlin admited she’s not sure it’s right for kids.
“I have been debating this myself,” Herlin wrote. “Not because of swears, but just because of the deep, mature feelings. It’s definitely got some darkness.”

Taylor Swift

‘NOT Suitable For Kids’: Moms Of Young Taylor Swift Fans Upset About New Album’s Many Explicit Songs

‘NOT Suitable For Kids’: Moms Of Young Taylor Swift Fans Upset About New Album's Many Explicit Songs

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Pop singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Meghan Trainor</a> added a clause into her will which would prohibit anyone utilizing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> (A.I.) to recreate her voice after her death.
The 30-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">Grammy Award-winner</a> expressed trepidation about the emerging technology, saying it “scared” her.
&#8220;Sometimes I love it, sometimes I’m scared,&#8221; Trainor <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/meghan-trainors-will-ensures-voice-cant-used-spooky-technology-after-death">told</a> Fox News during a red carpet interview at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. &#8220;I don’t know a lot about it.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m like, ‘Wait, they can make me say and sing things that I didn’t do?’ And they were like, ‘Yeah.’ That’s spooky,&#8221; she continued. “So, it is in my will now; you can’t use my voice.&#8221;
A.I. usage in the music industry has been a hot topic of conversation lately. Earlier in April, more than 200 prominent recording artists, including Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, and others, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-than-200-musicians-from-billie-eilish-to-pearl-jam-denounce-ai-misuse-in-open-letter">signed</a> an open letter denouncing its usage.
The letter urged music industry leaders to “cease the use of artificial intelligence to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists,” warning against deepfakes and cloning specifically.
“Unchecked, AI will set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work and prevent us from being fairly compensated for it,” the letter said in part. “We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem.”
In March, Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the ELVIS Act (Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act), which protects artists from the unauthorized use of their voice, name, image, and likeness.
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The new law allows artists and license holders to sue for damages when it is violated.
On the other end of the spectrum, some artists are using A.I. to their advantage. In December, the band KISS played their last live show but promised they’d return as digital avatars.
“We can be forever young and forever iconic by taking us to places we’ve never dreamed of before,” KISS bassist Gene Simmons <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elvis-presley-concert-to-debut-in-london-using-ai-technology">said</a>. “The technology is going to make Paul (Stanley) jump higher than he’s ever done before.”
There are also digital concerts featuring ABBA, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles currently touring or in development.

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Grammy Award-Winning Singer Adds A.I. Clause Into Her Will: ‘You Can’t Use My Voice’

Grammy Award-Winning Singer Adds A.I. Clause Into Her Will: 'You Can't Use My Voice'

Artificial Intelligence

Music

Technology

Famed Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, responsible for writing the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” died Thursday at his home in Osprey, Florida. He was 80.
Betts&#8217; manager David Spero <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the rocker died from cancer and a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/arts/music/dickey-betts-dead.html">The New York Times</a> reported.
“He was surrounded by his whole family and he passed peacefully,” Spero told <a href="http://yahoo.com">Yahoo.com.</a> “They didn’t think he was in any pain.”
An <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C56GswQuAKR/">Instagram post</a> on his account said: “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) at the age of 80 years old.”
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“The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch passed away earlier today at his home in Osprey, FL., surrounded by his family,” the message added. “Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide. At this difficult time, the family asks for prayers and respect for their privacy in the coming days. More information will be forthcoming at the appropriate time.”
While never an actual sibling of the Allman brothers, Duane and Gregg Allman, the singer and songwriter helped co-found the band and define the Southern Rock genre, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/18/entertainment/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-guitarist-dead-at-80/">New York Post</a> noted.
In a 1981 <a href="https://www.duaneallman.info/jasobrecht/dickeybetts/the1981dickeybettsinterview.htm">interview</a>, Betts talked about sharing guitar duties with Duane.
“It was hard not to try and have just this complete contest all the time, trying to outdo, because we were both playing lead,” Betts said. “The only way that can work is if somebody lays back just a little bit.”
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“If I had that jealousy and got involved in it too much,” he added, “it just wouldn’t have worked. So in that sense it was kind of hard. But, hell, I learned more through those years than probably any other period of my playing career.”
He shared those lead duties with Duane until he died in a motorcycle accident in 1971. 
Before the band split up in 1976, Betts released several solo albums, including 1974’s “Highway Call” and 1976’s “Dickey Betts &amp; Great Southern.”
In 1995, Betts and The Allman Brothers Band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Dickey Betts

Allman Brothers Band Guitarist Dickey Betts, Who Wrote ‘Ramblin’ Man’, Dead At 80

'Ramblin' Man' Famed Allman Brothers Rock Guitarist Dead At 80

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rocker

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-mellencamp-caught-sitting-eating-popcorn-during-national-anthem-at-nfl-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Mellencamp</a> has hit back after a video went viral of him walking off the stage at a concert in Ohio after the crowd heckled him.
On Monday, video surfaced of his concert in Toledo in March showing the 72-year-old singer telling the crowd he can just end the show when someone in the audience yelled at him to stop talking and “play some music” when he was telling stories in between songs, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13315639/john-mellencamp-shows-viral-video-hecklers-tour.html">Daily Mail</a> reported.
“What do you think I&#8217;ve been doing, you c********r?’” Mellencamp told the hecklers as fans joined in and booed them.
“Here’s the thing, man. You don’t know me. You don’t f****** know me,” he added. “Hey Joe, find this guy and let me see him after the show.”
Another fan then shouted for Mellencamp to sing “Authority Song” and he replied, “Guys, I can stop this show right now and just go home. Tell you what I’m going to do. Since you’ve been so wonderful, I’m going to cut about ten songs out of the show. Here we go.”
He attempted to sing his most famous song “Jack &amp; Diane,” but the yelling continued. He then announced, “You know what? Show’s over” and <a href="https://x.com/MikeLoftusComic/status/1780282005109801202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left</a> the stage.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/10/john-mellencamp-concert-dc/">The Washington Post</a> later, Mellencamp said, “I do expect etiquette inside of the theater, the same way you would at a Broadway show.”
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Thoughts &amp; prayers going out to all 
the people just now finding out John Mellencamp can be insufferable live. 
When he’s wearing the onesie and starts telling stories… Just head for the exit. 
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“My shows are not really concerts anymore,” he added. “They’re performances, and there’s a difference between a performance and a concert.”
“Look, I’m not for everyone anymore. I’m just not,” the singer continued. “And if you want to come and scream and yell and get drunk, don’t come to my show.”
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There have been mixed reports as to what exactly started the the trouble at his concert. One report said that it started after Mellencamp introduced his song “The Eyes of Portland” by talking about the homeless problem in America and a homeless woman he met in Portland, the <a href="https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2024/03/17/mellencamp-concert-marred-hecklers/stories/20240318058">Toledo Blade</a> reported.
“Your tears and prayers will not help the homeless,” Mellencamp sang, before the heckling started.
Others online claimed that things got out of hand at Mellencamp’s show when he was reportedly talking about President Joe Biden. However, it <a href="https://x.com/JG41187/status/1780266996384546824" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later</a> it came out that the singer had been referencing a conversation he had with his dying grandmother.
The band and singer did eventually return to the stage and finish the show, the Blade noted.

John Mellencamp

Singer John Mellencamp Hits Back After Video Goes Viral Of Him Walking Off Stage

Singer John Cougar Mellencamp Hits Back After Video Goes Viral Of Him Walking Off Stage

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly</a> called Beyoncé&#8217;s latest version of Dolly Parton&#8217;s song &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/beyonce-misses-the-point-with-forgettable-jolene-cover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jolene</a>&#8221; anything but empowering, despite what &#8220;Queen Bey&#8221; may have hoped to have portrayed.
During &#8220;The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0s5UZ7N2R4">podcast</a> on Friday, Kelly talked about Beyoncé&#8217;s &#8220;bada** b****&#8221; version of &#8220;Jolene&#8221; on her album &#8220;Cowboy Carter&#8221; and why she thinks it completely misses the mark, referencing an <a href="https://unherd.com/2024/04/has-beyonce-killed-jolene/">article</a> that she said explained how she felt.
&#8220;The original &#8216;Jolene&#8217; is a story about a woman feeling threatened by another woman who&#8217;s prettier and more alluring,&#8221; the host said. &#8220;And she&#8217;s basically begging her not to steal her man. That she can do it. She flatters her … but please don’t because I love him and I could never love anybody as much.&#8221;
&#8220;Then of course because it&#8217;s &#8216;Queen Bey,&#8217; we have to change it to be &#8216;f***ing take my man, I will hurt you b****…'&#8221;  she added. &#8220;And it&#8217;s much more, like, threatening, which I guess Beyoncé and Team Bey think is what empowerment looks like. For now, the threatened woman is just threatening to another woman who she thinks might have designs on her life partner…&#8221;
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&#8220;And I have to say, I don&#8217;t find this empowering at all,&#8221; Kelly continued. &#8220;There&#8217;s something strange about what&#8217;s happening with the modern day definition of what a strong woman is. You can&#8217;t have any vulnerabilities or insecurities. You have to be this bada** b**** who&#8217;s, like, threatening, &#8216;F***ing a, you mess with my man.&#8217; And it&#8217;s to me, it&#8217;s a turnoff. &#8230; The true power move is not to worry, and not to have to worry. But Beyoncé couldn&#8217;t quite get there…&#8221;
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The host of the show pointed to the article again and said she agreed that there is something strange happening in our culture that &#8220;strong female characters&#8221; are now just basically &#8220;men with tits.&#8221;
&#8220;Why did we have to go from women shouldn&#8217;t work, women should only have babies, women aren&#8217;t strong, women are too emotional, women have to be locked up for their hysterics if they express tears or anxiety,&#8221; Kelly said. &#8220;To women have no emotion, women are total ballbusters, and showing any softness, tears, empathy, vulnerability, insecurity is somehow non-feminine, and no longer acceptable in what an ideal woman is.&#8221;
&#8220;Well, I think it was a swing and a miss,” she added about Beyoncé’s &#8220;Jolene&#8221; and referenced <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/03/beyonce-jolene-cover-dolly-parton/677923/">The Atlantic</a> critic who wrote, &#8220;Beyoncé replaced the vulnerability that made &#8216;Jolene&#8217; one of the best tunes of all time with a bunch of bad-b**** cliches.&#8221;
&#8220;If you listen to the whole song, all the lyrics are changed,&#8221; Kelly continued. &#8220;She&#8217;s changed the entire meaning of the song &#8230; this is an entirely different message and I don&#8217;t buy it.&#8221;

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Megyn Kelly Calls Beyoncé’s ‘Jolene’ Anything But Empowering

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The rock band <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">KISS</a> has sold its music catalog, brand name, and intellectual property to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group, but the band’s frontman insists the deal is more of a “collaboration,” not an acquisition.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">deal</a>, announced on Thursday, is estimated to be worth over $300 million, per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kiss-sells-catalog-brand-name-ip-pophouse-061d34ce4e92efffc25f35c62670a4f2">AP</a>. KISS had previously partnered with Pophouse to debut <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">digitized avatars</a> of themselves at the band’s farewell concert in December. 
“The record companies, the three big ones that are left, they’re doing a fantastic job, but they have so many catalogs and they can’t focus on everything,” Pophouse CEO Per Sundin said. “We work together with Universal (Music Group) and KISS, even though we will own the artists rights, and we&#8217;re doing it in conjunction with KISS. But yes, we bought all rights, and that&#8217;s not something I&#8217;ve seen that clear before.&#8221;
He added that upcoming projects may include a biopic, a documentary, and a KISS experience. Sundin also discussed how he plans to use cutting-edge technology to expose the 1970s rock band to new generations of fans.
“I don’t like the word acquisition,” KISS frontman Gene Simmons told the outlet of the deal. 
“Collaboration is exactly what it’s about. It would be remiss in our inferred fiduciary duty — see what I just did there? — to the thing that we created to abandon it,” he told AP. “People might misunderstand and think, ‘OK, now Pophouse is doing that stuff and we’re just in Beverly Hills twiddling our thumbs.’ No, that’s not true. We’re in the trenches with them. We talk all the time. We share ideas. It’s a collaboration. Paul (Stanley) and I especially, with the band, we’ll stay committed to this. It’s our baby.”
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Simmons reiterated that the band’s touring days are over, and future concerts will all be digital. “We’re not going to tour again as KISS, period,” he said. “We’re not going to go put the makeup on and go out there.”
A KISS avatar show is slated for 2027. Pophouse is the same company that partnered with George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light &amp; Magic, to put on a fully digital ABBA show in London. ABBA Voyage debuted in May 2022.
Pophouse has also partnered with musician Cyndi Lauper, purchasing the majority share of her music and announcing a new immersive performance project.

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More than 200 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">recording artists</a> of all ages and genres have signed an open letter denouncing the use of AI (<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">artificial intelligence</a>) in the music industry.
It was put together by the non-profit Artist Rights Alliance and <a href="https://artistrightsnow.medium.com/200-artists-urge-tech-platforms-stop-devaluing-music-559fb109bbac">signed</a> by mainstream artists, including Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Ja Rule, Jon Bon Jovi, The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert, Camila Cabello, Imagine Dragons, J Balvin, Ja Rule, Jon Batiste, Julia Michaels, Kim Petras, Mumford &amp; Sons, Nicki Minaj, Norah Jones, Pearl Jam, R.E.M. Sam Smith, Sheryl Crow, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Zayn Malik and the estates of Bob Marley and Frank Sinatra, and many others.
The letter urges <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">industry</a> leaders to “cease the use of artificial intelligence to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists,” warning against deepfakes and cloning, which are becoming major concerns. While the organization says technology will keep evolving, it wants protections from AI being used in certain ways. 
It also notes that “irresponsible uses of AI” could lead to decreased royalty payments for artists. “For many working musicians, artists, and songwriters who are just trying to make ends meet, this would be catastrophic,” the letter says.
“We believe that, when used responsibly, AI has enormous potential to advance human creativity and in a manner that enables the development and growth of new and exciting experiences for music fans everywhere,” it continues. “Unfortunately, some platforms and developers are employing AI to sabotage creativity and undermine artists, songwriters, musicians and rightsholders.”
“Unchecked, AI will set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work and prevent us from being fairly compensated for it,” the letter concludes. “We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem.”
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The letter comes as conversations about the use of AI continue across the entertainment industry, from films and television to music. Last year’s actors&#8217; and writers&#8217; strikes were partly driven by union members demanding job protection as AI usage increased.
In March, country artists widely supported Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signing the ELVIS Act (Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act), which protects artists from the unauthorized use of their voice, name, image, and likeness, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-music-stars-celebrate-new-tennessee-law-protecting-against-ai">reported</a>.
The law, the first of its kind in the U.S., allows artists and license holders to sue for damages when it is violated.

Billie Eilish

More Than 200 Musicians, From Billie Eilish To Pearl Jam, Denounce AI Misuse In Open Letter

Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Scott Stapp</a> has some new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">music</a> coming out and will go on tour soon after going through substance abuse issues and a public breakdown a decade ago.
The 50-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">recording artist</a> became massively popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s after releasing three consecutive multi-platinum albums with his band, Creed. The band broke up in 2004 as Stapp pursued a solo career, got back together in 2009, broke up once more in 2012, and reunited once again in 2023.
Stapp has been vocal about his struggles with mental health, alcohol and prescription drug abuse, and suicidal ideation. He <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/scott-stapp-bipolar-disorder-creed-singer-talks-to-people/">told</a> People Magazine in 2015 that he’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which he called a “relief” because it helped explain some of the difficulties in his life.
In 2014, Stapp suffered a psychotic break. He <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/creed-frontman-scott-stapp-overcoming-addiction-paying-homage/story?id=64301797">posted</a> a video of himself saying he was penniless and living in his truck, plus made several 911 calls to say people, including family members, were trying to kill him. He also threatened then-President Barack Obama in the videos.
Now the vocalist is embarking on another quest to make music, which he says is his purpose in life.
“I’ve gone through a pretty difficult period in life over the last four years,” Stapp <a href="https://people.com/creed-scott-stapp-mental-health-higher-power-exclusive-interview-8608926">told</a> People during a recently published interview.  “I’m hanging in there — just one hour at a time, one thing at a time. Taking little bites of the elephant and then just waking up again and doing it all over the next day. A lot going on, but all good stuff.”
“I feel compelled to create. It’s who I am,” he added. “So if I’m not doing it with Creed, there’s a void. I have to do it. There’s stuff in me as an artist and as a creative that I have to get out. Music is my method of doing that.”
Stapp’s new solo album, &#8220;Higher Power,&#8221; is being released Friday. Creed is scheduled to play several cruise festivals this summer before doing a stateside tour in the fall.
The singer also opened up to the outlet about some of the difficulties of his childhood and how he leaned into his Christian faith.
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“I didn’t have a dad, and I wanted one so bad. I was sad and just a little boy, alone with a single mom who didn’t come home until late,” he told People. “And here we are today, with the highs and the lows and the journey that I’ve been on in my life. As long as I can keep centered in my faith and keep that as the center point in my life, things go right. Sometimes I kick myself and I say, ‘Man, why couldn’t I have figured this out earlier?’”

Scott Stapp

Creed Lead Singer Talks New Album, Tour Following Public Breakdown: ‘I’m Hanging In There’

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">trial</a> over ownership of handwritten lyrics of hit Eagles <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">songs</a> like &#8220;Hotel California&#8221; has been dismissed as new evidence was introduced to the court, including 6,000 pages of emails.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york">New York</a> prosecutors on Wednesday abruptly dropped the case against three collectibles experts accused of stealing the lyrics pages and attempting to sell them for a profit, per <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-e54331f073373ecdc801349c39cda889">AP News</a>. While dismissing the case, presiding Judge Curtis Farber said &#8220;witnesses and their lawyers&#8221; used attorney-client privilege &#8220;to obfuscate and hide information that they believed would be damaging.&#8221;
The trial began in February. Eagles band member Don Henley accused rare books dealer Glenn Horowitz, former Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi, and rock memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski of taking the handwritten lyrics and other memorabilia without permission and selling it. 
The defendants said some of the pages in question came from writer Ed Sanders, who was working on an authorized Eagles biography. He allegedly sold them to Horowitz.
Prosecutors and the defense were given access to the written communication over the past few days after Henley and his lawyers waived their attorney-client privilege shielding legal discussions.
The content of the communications that led to the case dismissal isn’t available to the public, but defense lawyers said the documents called into question Henley’s testimony and identified additional key witnesses. 
Henley’s attorney, Dan Petrocelli, insists the saga isn’t over, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/eagles-co-founder-don-henley-victimized-hotel-california-trial-dismissal-lawyer">according</a> to Fox News Digital.
&#8220;The attorney-client privilege is a foundational guardrail in our justice system, and rarely, if ever, should you have to forsake it to prosecute or defend a case,&#8221; Petrocelli said in a statement. &#8220;As the victim in this case, Mr. Henley has once again been victimized by this unjust outcome. He will pursue all his rights in the civil courts.&#8221;
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One of Kosinski’s lawyers, Scott Edelman, said prosecutors “got blinded by the fame and fortune of a celebrity” in taking on the case. 
“We are checking out and leaving the courtroom,” Stacey Richman, Inciardi’s lawyer <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/06/us-news/da-moves-to-drop-eagles-stolen-lyrics-case-after-admitting-don-henley-produced-6000-pages-of-evidence-late/">quipped</a> as the case was dismissed, referencing the famous line from the Eagles song “Hotel California” that says, “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”

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Prosecutors Drop ‘Hotel California’ Stolen Lyrics Case As New Evidence Emerges

Prosecutors Drop 'Hotel California' Stolen Lyrics Case As New Evidence Emerges

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">Eagles</a> founder Don Henley is expected to take the stand as the criminal trial begins on Wednesday for three men accused of stealing and attempting to sell handwritten <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">lyrics</a> to classic rock songs, including the iconic “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">Hotel California</a>.”
The manuscripts, including more than 80 pages, are collectively valued at more than $1 million, per the Manhattan District Attorney, as Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/eagles-hotel-california-criminal-trial-stolen-lyric-pages-about-the-names-involved-a-gold-mine">reported</a>. 
Defendant Ed Sanders is accused of stealing notepads from The Eagles while working on a biography about the band in the &#8217;70s. The book never made it to print. Sanders reportedly kept the manuscripts and sold the documents to rare book dealer Glenn Horowitz for $50,000.
Horowitz next sold some of the documents to former Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi and collector Edward Kosinski.
The three men pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and other charges. Their lawyers said the case “alleges criminality where none exists and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of well-respected professionals,” per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-8ec3a28657365ecce6bfd4003ead494a">Associated Press</a>. 
Sanders made different claims about how he came to have the pages in his possession, saying at different points that he found them in a backstage dressing room and that he got them from Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, who died in 2016.
Henley discovered what was going on and purchased the handwritten “Hotel California” lyrics for $8,500 in 2012, the indictment says, while simultaneously reporting the pages as stolen.
Later, Koskinski tried to sell written lyrics for “New Kid in Town” to Sotheby&#8217;s in 2014. He and Inciardi continued trying to sell other pages the following year. In 2016, the DA recovered some of the pages from Sotheby’s and Kosinski&#8217;s New Jersey residence.
&#8220;When Don Henley learned that Inciardi and Kosinski were trying to sell portions of the manuscripts, he filed police reports, told the defendants that the materials were stolen, and demanded the return of his property,&#8221; a statement from the DA’s office said. &#8220;Rather than making any effort to ensure they actually had rightful ownership, the defendants responded by engaging in a years-long campaign to prevent Henley from recovering the manuscripts.&#8221;
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&#8220;Shortly thereafter, Horowitz attempted to exploit the recent death of founding Eagles member Glenn Frey to prevent criminal prosecution; he produced a new false statement of provenance, this time claiming that the materials originated from the now-deceased Frey,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;In one email message, Horowitz observed that &#8220;[Frey] alas, is dead and identifying him as the source would make this go away once and for all.&#8221;
The three defendants opted to forgo a jury, meaning Judge Curtis Farber will decide the verdict.

3 Men Accused Of Stealing, Selling Handwritten ‘Hotel California’ Lyrics Go To Trial

3 Men Accused Of Stealing, Selling Handwritten 'Hotel California' Lyrics Go To Trial

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/toby-keith">Toby Keith</a> broke a record and has made history after beating out music giants like Kenny Rogers and Taylor Swift to dominate 90 percent of the top 10 songs on the Country Digital Song Sales chart at one time.
Following his death after a battle with cancer on Feb. 5, the late country star&#8217;s catalog of music filled the country charts. He is now the first artist ever to claim nine spaces in the top 10 songs on the Billboard chart dated Feb. 17, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/toby-keith-makes-history-country-digital-song-sales-chart-1235606479/">Billboard</a> reported.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/tobykeith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tobykeith</a> Makes History as First Artist With 9 of the Top 10 on Country Digital Song Sales Chart <a href="https://t.co/AgA1zeiUEP">https://t.co/AgA1zeiUEP</a>
— billboard (@billboard) <a href="https://twitter.com/billboard/status/1757478029276660185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
The list of the songs is as follows and contains everything from his most recent song in 2023 all the way back to his debut hit from 1993.
No. 1, &#8220;Don’t Let the Old Man In&#8221; (2023)
No. 3, &#8220;Should’ve Been a Cowboy&#8221; (1993)
No. 4, &#8220;Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue&#8221;(2002)
No. 5, &#8220;How Do You Like Me Now?!&#8221; (1999)
No. 6, &#8220;As Good as I Once Was&#8221; (2005)
No. 7, &#8220;Beer for My Horses,&#8221; with Willie Nelson (2002)
No. 8, &#8220;I Love This Bar&#8221; (2003)
No. 9, &#8220;American Soldier&#8221; (2003)
No. 10, &#8220;Red Solo Cup&#8221; (2011)
The only artist keeping the &#8220;American Soldier&#8221; hitmaker from owning every single spot on the chart is country artist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-tracy-chapmans-unforgettable-grammys-performance-singing-fast-car-with-luke-combs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke Combs</a> — whose version of Tracy Chapman&#8217;s &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; continues to be a hit, occupying the No. 2 spot on the latest sales chart, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/14/toby-keith-breaks-one-of-taylor-swifts-all-time-billboard-records-following-his-death/?sh=766a2f17423e">Forbes</a> noted.
Outside of the top ten, Keith has even more bragging rights, occupying 13 of the top 15 spots, the outlet noted.
Keith has beat out the only two artists who have ever held simultaneous placements on the top 10 sales chart, Rogers and Swift. In Nov. 2010, the &#8220;Love Story&#8221; hitmaker became the first artist to ever fill seven of the top 10 spots on the Country Digital Song Sales chart at one time, the outlet noted. The &#8220;Gambler&#8221; became the second following the country legend&#8217;s death in April 2020.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cancers-a-rollercoaster-toby-keith-said-faith-got-him-through-health-battle-in-intv-before-his-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keith</a> was diagnosed in the fall of 2021 with stomach cancer. In one of his last interviews, he talked about his incredible career.
&#8220;Just seeing how enormous the career I amassed over 30 years when they show the video,&#8221; he told <a href="https://people.com/toby-keith-reflected-on-30-year-career-in-final-people-interview-exclusive-8559418" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> at the time. &#8220;You know where you were when you wrote all those songs, you hear those numbers and you&#8217;re just like, you looked up one day and all of a sudden 30 years went by.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-am-shattered-toby-keiths-daughter-breaks-silence-following-fathers-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;I Am Shattered&#8217;: Toby Keith&#8217;s Daughter Breaks Silence Following Father&#8217;s Death</a>

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