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Showbiz Sandbox 651: The Next Hit Song May Be Written and Performed by AI

March 18, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

In what Rolling Stone magazine has dubbed ChatGPT for music, a new service called Suno is trying to democratic music by using artificial intelligence to allow anyone to create a hit song. With no need to learn how to play an instrument or sing, the latest advances in generative AI are creating tunes with a few text prompts that are indistinguishable from those created by trained musicians.

The creators of Suno aren’t saying what content was used to train their AI. That is probably why the European Union is passing legislation to regulate the use of AI, requiring developers to provide a list of copyrighted material used to train their technology.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Neil Young’s music is back on Spotify, Iranian filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi wins his plagiarism case and Roman Polanski is headed back to court.

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Showbiz Sandbox 650: “Oppenheimer” Gives Christopher Nolan His Oscar Moment

March 12, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

As expected, “Oppenheimer” dominated the 96th Academy Awards winning seven categories including Best Actor, Best Picture and, for Christopher Nolan, Best Director. “Barbie” only picked up a single trophy for Best Original Song. Anne Thompson, Indiewire’s Editor-at-Large attended this year’s Oscar ceremony and joins us to describe what it was like to be in the […]

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Showbiz Sandbox 649: Hollywood’s Superhero Movie Problem

February 27, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

The superhero movie is facing its biggest enemy yet – audience indifference. “Madame Web” is just the latest superhero flick to open to poor reviews and/or bad box office. Entertainment journalist Geoff Boucher, who has covered the comic book world for over two decades and is a bigwig at ComicCon, discusses the declining popularity of […]

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Showbiz Sandbox 648: Judging This Year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

February 20, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2024 nominees, including some musical acts previously shortlisted for inclusion. Musician and music writer Sal Nunziato joins host Michael Giltz to argue over which of these acts should be included in the Hall of Fame and why. Plus they give us a rundown of their favorite […]

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Showbiz Sandbox 647: Disney Teams Up For Sports Streaming Service

February 13, 2024 · Comments Off on Showbiz Sandbox 647: Disney Teams Up For Sports Streaming Service 

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox are teaming up to deliver a new subscription streaming service that will combine all of their sports programming on a non-exclusive basis. It will have 14 channels including ESPN, ABC, FS1, Fox, TNT and TBS. The surprise announcement has generated more questions than answers, especially over whether any antitrust […]

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Showbiz Sandbox 646: A Slimmed Down Sundance Still Shines

January 30, 2024 · Comments Off on Showbiz Sandbox 646: A Slimmed Down Sundance Still Shines 

This year’s Sundance Film Festival reflected the current state of the contracting industry itself, offering fewer films at fewer venues for fewer in-person attendees. Yet, as festivals like Sundance work toward rekindling post-pandemic financial support, this year’s official selections were just as noteworthy as those that have appeared throughout its 40 year history. We’ll give […]