Industry

America's Largest Newspaper Chain Is Hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Reporters
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2023
In spite of arts journalism (the profession at large, really) continuing to implode, and culture increasingly being reduced to content, Ame...
Good Strike M'Lady: You Can Buy Tom Waits's Signed Fedora to Support Striking Film Crew Members
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2023
There are only four months left, but 2023 could be the year that we officially make fedoras cool again. Of course, no ordinary fedora could...
AI-Generated Drake, the Weeknd Song Not Eligible for JUNO Either
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2023
After the Grammys went back and forth about whether to consider "Heart on My Sleeve" — the AI-generated quote-unquote collaboration between...
Ken Jennings Named Sole Host of 'Jeopardy!' Season 40
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2023
A whole host of TV shows and films have overhauled their release schedules in light of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — but not Jeop...
Oshawa's Biltmore Theatre to Stop Taking Artist Merch Cuts
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2023
The Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa has officially announced that it will transition to become a zero-percent merch-rate venue. General Manage...
Queen's Brian May on AI: "We Might Look Back on 2023 as the Last Year Humans Really Dominated the Music Scene"
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023
In the wake of that AI-generated Drake and the Weeknd collaboration being submitted for Grammy consideration and the Recording Academy's su...
Lil Nas X Documentary TIFF Premiere Delayed Due to Bomb Threat
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023
TIFF festivities are in full swing in Toronto, and, in the absence of striking actors, musicians have been taking a large portion of the sp...
Tim Burton Bashes "Disturbing" AI Replications of His Style: "It's Like a Robot Taking Your Humanity"
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023
As the arts community's war against AI wages on, Tim Burton has made his stance on the matter crystal clear. In an interview with The Ind...