artist release silent album
Artists release silent album in protest at AI copyright proposals
All profits from the record, entitled This What We Want?, will be donated to the charity Help Musicians. "In the music of the future, will our voices go unheard?" Kate Bush said in a statement. The album - also backed by the likes of Billy Ocean, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead and Bastille's Dan Smith, as well as the The Clash, Mystery Jets and Jamiroquai - features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces, demonstrating what the artists fear is the potential impact of the proposed law change. The track listing for the record simply spells out the message: "The British government must not legalise music theft to benefit AI companies."