Articles by Ben Okazawa

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  Slash Thinks People Will Take Advantage of "Scary" AI

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023

  Slash has some concerns about the future of AI in the music industry. The Guns N' Roses guitarist and Ryan Gosling collaborator told Colli...

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  Obama Gives Drake, Leonard Cohen, boygenius His Seal of Approval — Much to Lucy Dacus's Dismay

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

  Barack Obama shared his annual summer playlist, and no, he didn't have a team of Exclaim! goblins making it for him — but the compilation b...

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  New Friends Plot 2023 North American Tour, Share New Single

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

  New Friends have announced that they're gearing up to embark on a headlining tour of North America this fall. The Toronto-based pop quinte...

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  'Yellowjackets' Announces Season 2 Soundtrack's Official Release

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

  If you've been fiending for more Yellowjackets content ever since the second season wrapped in May, you're in luck — the soundtrack is set...

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  Grimes Teases New Song "I Wanna Be Software"

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2023

  Letting her voice be used in AI-created music wasn't enough for Grimes — according to her new song, she literally wants to become technolog...

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  TikTok and Warner Music Group Agree to Major Licensing Deal

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2023

  Content creators, rejoice! Warner Music Group has officially agreed to a deal with TikTok that will allow the app's creators to use WMG's m...

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  Rufus Wainwright Just Can't Stop Covering CanCon Classics

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2023

  Birthdays, am I right? Some people love 'em, and some people hate 'em. Well, Rufus Wainwright loves his birthday — and, since he's giving u...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks:​ Jahkoy Swaggers Through the Flame on "Man on Fire"

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2023

  After dabbling in Caribbean grooves and melodies on his February album Healing Phase, Jahkoy settles firmly back into the R&B swagger that...