Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Tori Amos Among 1,000 Artists Take Part In Silent Album To Protest AI

On Tuesday (February 25), over 1,000 artists, including Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and Tori Amos, joined forces to release a 47-minute silent album titled, Is This What We Want?, to protest AI using their work illegally due to proposed changes in the UK’s copyright laws. The titles of the 12-tracks on the album reads, “The British government must not legalize music theft to benefit AI companies.” A description on the album’s Spotify page reads: “In late 2024, the UK government proposed changing copyright law to allow artificial intelligence companies to build their products using other people’s copyrighted work – music, artworks, text, and more – without a license. The musicians on this album came together to protest this.” Notable musicians like Billy Ocean, The Clash, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, Imogen Heap, and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer are also part of the project, with all proceeds from the album going towards the Help Musicians charity. (People)