!! Politics !!

!! OMG, ABBA demand Trump stop queening out to ‘Dancing Queen’ and other hits at his rallies !!

ABBA are the latest act to get pissed off and demand that Trump to stop playing their music at his events. Their hits “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and “Dancing Queen” were played at a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in July.ABBA’s label, Universal Music Group, says that the politicians were not permitted to use the music:

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!! OMG, M.I.A. debuted a conspiracy-friendly fashion line on Alex Jones’s Infowars !!

Miss Kanye is probably kicking herself for not thinking of this first.

M.I.A. continued her departure from respected musician and introduced OHMNI WEAR during a recent appearance on Alex JonesInfowars.

The musician’s new OHMNI label includes a poncho that ‘deflects electromagnetic waves’ and 5G internet.

Find out more via DAZED after the jump! (Yikes.)

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!! OMG, Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting !!

Homophobia in the Catholic Church, you say!? Shocker!!

Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff referred to it as “frociaggine” translation: F*GGOTRY!, during a closed-door meeting on May 20th.

Is it the word of the summer?? Yes. Is she permitted to use it?? Mmmmmmm, no. Well… maybe if she snaps her fingers and then does a bit of runway after, but its unlikely this was delivered with any degree of fierce intent. Evil as usual.

[Thanks LW for the tip!]

!! OMG, FKA twigs appears in front of U.S. Senate to advocate for artists’ rights, protection of likeness, and to speak out against exploitation with AI !!

AI is growing faster and faster, and as many have predicted, will probably effect a lot of people’s livilihood in the process. A new Senate bill seeks to protect artists from AI Deepfakes. The No FAKES Act would give artists legal recourse when their digital likeness has been used without their permission.

And singer, dancer, musician, actor, producer and artist FKA twigs isn’t just going to sit idly and let it go down without some protections put in place. She took the stand in front of the US Sentate to voice her concern this week:

“My art is the canvas on which I paint my identity and the sustaining foundation of my livelihood. It is the essence of my being. Yet this is under threat. AI cannot replicate the depth of my life journey, yet those who control it hold the power to mimic the likeness of my art, to replicate it and falsely claim my identity and intellectual property. This prospect threatens to rewrite and unravel the fabric of my very existence. We must enact regulation now to safeguard our authenticity and protect against misappropriation of our inalienable rights…”

Find the rest of twigs’ testimonial and the full video after the jump!

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