Jamaica Gleaner

• ‘AI false positive becoming more common in music’

  Artificial intelligence – referred to as AI – and its implications have been dominating the chat in the entertainment industry, whether it’s Hollywood or the global music industry. Recently, dancehall veteran, Papa Michigan, took to social media to “challenge AI” after one of his songs was flagged as AI by music distributor, TuneCore. Michigan, in the social media post, showed the studio and the musicians who played the live music on the track, and emphasised that he did not use AI at any stage of the production.

• Inside the ‘Power to the People’ festival

  Columbia, MAryland (AP): In the shadow of Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen and a few musical giants had a message for the world: “Let them hear you in Washington,” he cheered. The Boss played a number of political songs during his headlining set at the inaugural Power to the People star-studded protest festival at Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday. Organised by Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, the festival aimed to celebrate “peace, justice, solidarity, music and community action”.

• Shaggy’s viral interview spotlights Caribbean music’s foothold in radio

  When DJ Mr Famous sat down with Grammy winner Shaggy on Roadblock Radio’s Island Mix, one line from the dancehall legend went viral on social media: “There’s no one king for a genre.” “Beenie Man is a king. Kartel is a king. Shabba is a king,” Shaggy said, then grinned and added, “I’m a king.” But the conversation was about more than who deserves the dancehall crown. It pointed to something bigger, Jamaican/Caribbean music now having a foothold on prime-time American radio.

• Ed Sheeran’s opening act mentions global political climate

  Ed Sheeran’s support act acknowledged the war in Gaza and the importance of finding common ground during his concert in Atlanta on Saturday. The Shape of You hitmaker’s Loop Tour has been embroiled in controversy after Macklemore was dropped from the bill after making pro-Palestine comments on stage, causing the other support acts to quit in solidarity.

• Patrick Brown’s ‘The Gallis and the Rolling Calf’, a must-see

  What happens when a womaniser goes seeking to score, at a funeral of all places, and takes home a willing woman for a fun rendezvous, only to end up with more than he bargained for? This is the scenario in Patrick Brown’s The Gallis and the Rolling Calf, now playing at the Courtleigh Auditorium.