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☆ The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Chris Cameron | More About Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The White House invited more than 300 guests to the state dinner hosted by President Biden for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia on Wednesday night, including business leaders, musicians, athletes and prominent Australian Americans. Here is the full list of those invited as provided by the White House. THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDENTHE HONORABLE ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, AND MS. JODIE HAYDONJoyce Aboussie and Greg KellerRepresentative Pete Aguilar, Democrat of California, and Alisha AguilarElizabeth Allen, under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, and Edward Price, senior adviser to the secretary of state

Persons: Biden, Anthony Albanese of, BIDEN, ANTHONY ALBANESE, JODIE HAYDON Joyce Aboussie, Greg Keller, Pete Aguilar, Alisha Aguilar Elizabeth Allen, Edward Price Organizations: White House, Anthony Albanese of Australia, White, DR, OF AUSTRALIA Locations: California

☆ Review: The Great Emerson String Quartet Takes Its Final Bow
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( David Allen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Was the Emerson the Emerson to the end? “We were afraid of going on too long,” Setzer said recently, and Sunday suggested that he, Drucker and Dutton have stopped at the timeliest of moments, without cause for regret. Nobody could pretend that Sunday saw the Emerson reclaim the heights from which it conquered chamber music, though it was hardly far-off. If its most celebrated predecessors, the Juilliard after World War II and the Guarneri later on, were responsible for a boom in American quartet playing, then it was the Emerson’s part to demonstrate how accomplished a quartet could become. It did not take the Emerson long to set the formidable technical standards that we take for granted among chamber musicians today.

Persons: Emerson, ” Setzer, Drucker, Dutton, Watkins, Schubert, ”, Guarneri, Setzer, George Szell’s, Bernard Holland, Bartok, “ Organizations: Juilliard, New York Times, George Szell’s Cleveland Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining agreement calling for minimum salaries to increase by 15.8% over three years. The deal announced Saturday night with Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians covers Sept. 11 this year through Sept. 13, 2026. The union said the deal requires management to increase the number of musicians hired each year and to ensure the contractual level of 105 musicians and two librarians is met. Each musician received a supplemental payment of $750 or $1,500 in each year of the contract, the union said. Musicians struck on Sept. 30, 2016, causing cancellation of that season’s opening night, then announced an agreement two days later.

Persons: ” Ralph W, Muller, Michael D, ” David Fay, Yannick Nézet Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, —, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Federation of Musicians, Kimmel Center Inc, ” Locations: Saratoga

☆ I'm a two-time NBA All-Star who's made the switch to entrepreneurship. Here's how I got my MBA from the NBA.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Baron Davis is a former NBA player who's making a name for himself off the court in the business world. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. When I saw the court he'd built in his backyard, it was just like, "I'm going to do this every day." From there, it was every day, all day, basketball, basketball, basketball. That's when I realized I needed to go and find great athletes doing dope stuff, that are doing great investments, creating incredible businesses, and branding themselves as entrepreneurs.

Persons: Baron Davis, who's, Davis, Yoonji Han, —, it's, Los Angeles , Cleveland —, Clark Hodgin, Let's, Alec Castillo Organizations: NBA, Business, Service, UCLA, —, Shutterstock Locations: Santa Monica, South Central, — New York , New Orleans, Charlotte, Los Angeles , Cleveland, San Francisco, Golden State

NEW YORK (AP) — Those miracles of modern science, the Rolling Stones, celebrated the release of their first album of original music in 18 years with a Manhattan club gig on Thursday. Mick Jagger alluded to past stunts the Stones had done in New York to tout new music over the years, including performing on a flatbed truck on Fifth Avenue. “Hackney Diamonds,” coming at a time many fans wondered if the Rolling Stones would ever bother again with new music, has been well received by critics, with many noting the crisp energy the band displayed. This time, the bar band was the Rolling Stones. Lady Gaga, dressed in a maroon sequined pantsuit, appeared to recreate her duet — duel, really — with Jagger on the new “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.”“New York, the Rolling Stones!” she said before leaving, after exchanging kisses with Jagger and Richards.

Persons: Christie Brinkley, Elvis Costello, Trevor Noah, Mick Jagger, ” Jagger, “ There's, Charlie Watts, Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, They're, “, Questlove, Jagger pranced, Richards, Jumpin, Jack Flash, ”, Lady Gaga Organizations: Racket Locations: Manhattan, New York, Manhattan's Meatpacking, ” “ New York

☆ YouTube wants to launch an AI-powered tool that lets you sound like your favorite singer, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

YouTube wants to launch a AI feature to let users make music using their favorite singers' voices. It's been delayed by ongoing talks with record companies about the rights needed to train AI software. The arrival of AI-generated music has created significant legal issues for the music industry. The new tools are aimed at streamlining the creative process for YouTube users. The AI music function could potentially give YouTube users the ability to recreate any song with their favorite musician's voice, or create entirely new music replicating a singer.

Persons: It's, —, didn't, Alexander Ross, that's, Drake, Munch ”, ”, Daniel Ek, Grimes, Elon Musk, who's Organizations: YouTube, Service, Bloomberg, Spotify

☆ Cannabis entrepreneur rolls his fortune into real estate and sports deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"A lot of professional athletes and musicians and entertainers love cannabis," Joseph said. Now, Big Plan is teaming up with cannabis retailer Silver Therapeutics to buy $35 million of marijuana-related commercial real estate in New England. Unlike most family offices, Big Plan didn't actually start with a big plan or mission. Sydni oversees business development and handles due diligence and screening for potential deals, while Sophie is president of the Joseph Family foundation. "My number one piece of advice for other family offices is get your kids involved," he said.

Persons: Josh Joseph, Joseph, CNBC's, South Joseph, He's, seltzer, we're, Josh, Tara, Sydni, Sophie, we've Organizations: Grassroots, Big, Holdings, Vegas, Broadway, Music City, NBA, Silver Therapeutics, University of Illinois Locations: Nashville, South, cannabidiol, Chicago, New England, Austin

☆ Jazz’s Hancock Competition Returns, Crowning an Electrifying Rising Star
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Giovanni Russonello | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Jazz’s future — actually, its present — looks brighter than it has in at least 50 years. In April 2022, Jon Batiste cleaned up at the Grammys, becoming the first jazz musician below retirement age in decades to win album of the year. Young improvisers like him seem less intimidated than ever by jazz’s gloried history, and are dumping their energies into fusions and multimedia projects. For much of Saturday afternoon, when 11 pianists under 30 competed in the semifinals, there was cause to wonder. At one point I started to wonder if there was a rule against bringing in your own original tunes.

Persons: —, Jon Batiste, Young improvisers, jazz’s, Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, George Gershwin, Carl Allen Organizations: Hancock

☆ I use a rainy day cash fund to splurge on items like SZA tickets. My method is a little 'girl math' and a little 'cash stuffing,' but it works for me.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I bought SZA concert tickets with a rainy day cash fund. On the back in gold gel-pen letters, I'd written "Rainy Day Cash." Inside was a small amount of cash I'd received for my birthday a couple of months ago. Girl math became the topic of viral videos on TikTok in which women justify spending money on coffee, clothes, or concert tickets because the cost is relative to the value they place on it. Timothy Norris/GettyMy cash envelope was similar to another personal finance strategy called " cash stuffing ," by which people budget their monthly expenses in cash envelopes and only spend what they have set aside for each category.

Persons: —, Taylor, I'd, Imani Barbarin, SZA, Timothy Norris, Getty Organizations: Service, Ticketmaster, Barclays Center

☆ Esports made their 'tense and exciting' debut at this year's Asian Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Esports, or professional video gaming, were an official sport at the Asian Games for the first time. AdvertisementAdvertisementEsports, or competitive video gaming, debuted as an official event at this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China that concluded earlier this month. Due to the event's popularity, esports tickets were sold on a lottery basis, with more than five million entering the ballot, according to Hangzhou Asian Games data. We're excited to see the landscape of esports events around the world expand," said John Robinson, president of US esport organization 100 Thieves. The Olympic Esports Series is "a global virtual and simulated sports competition created by the IOC, and in collaboration with International Federations and game publishers."

Persons: —, esports, Chris Liu, Liu, Esports, JADE GAO, John Robinson, Kim Gwanwoo, WANG ZHAO, Matt Woods, AFK, Grant Rousseau, " Rousseau Organizations: Asian Games, of, EA Sports FC Online, Singapore, Service, Professional, EA Sports FC, South Korea, Team Malaysia, China, Xinhua News Agency, South, Associated Press, Fighter, Getty, Olympic, IOC, International Federations, Guardian, Team Falcons Locations: Hangzhou, China, Thailand, Wuxi, esports, Asia, Pacific, US, South Korea, AFP, Los Angeles

She also appeared in several acclaimed roles on television and the stage, including in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” in the 1990s as the villainous Catherine Martell. She moved to New York, where she found the roles she was seeking in theater and live television drama. She married film critic Joseph Morgenstern, welcomed a daughter, Ann Grace, and moved to a farmhouse in Woodstock, New York. “Carrie” became a box-office smash, launching a craze for movies about teenagers in jeopardy, and Spacek and Laurie were both nominated for Academy Awards. Associated Press writer Hannah Fingerhut contributed from Des Moines, Iowa.

Persons: Piper Laurie, Oscar, Laurie, Marion Rosenberg, ” Laurie, Rosetta Jacobs, Ronald Reagan, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Stephen King’s, Carrie, ”, David Lynch’s, Catherine Martell, “ Louisa, Francis, “ Francis Goes, Curtis, Who, Ali Baba ”, Johnny Dark, Paul Newman’s, Joseph Morgenstern, Ann Grace, “, Sen, George McGovern’s, Brian De Palma, Sissy Spacek, “ Carrie, De Palma, Carrie ”, Spacek, Frasier ”, George Clooney’s, ” ___ Bob Thomas, Hannah Fingerhut Organizations: Associated Press, Universal, International, Ccivil Rights, New York Times Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood, “, New York, Woodstock , New York, Vietnam, Des Moines , Iowa

☆ Brazil's Gilberto Gil pays tribute to London, his home in exile, in joyous show
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Angus Macswan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

That's why I came to London," he told the audience at the Royal Albert Hall. He introduced "Ladeira da Preguica" saying: "This a a song I wrote in London while I was missing my homeland." The military junta deemed them subversive and arrested them, detaining them for nine months before forcing them to choose exile or jail. Veloso was miserable but Gil, settling in Notting Hill Gate, immersed himself in London life. "I used to eat Jamaican food at the Mangrove," Gil told the audience, referring to a famed cafe in Notting Hill Gate.

Persons: Gilberto Gil, Gil, Caetano Veloso, Veloso, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Bob Marley's, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Toda, Angus MacSwan, Alex Richardson Organizations: London, Royal Albert Hall, Thomson Locations: London, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Notting Hill, Glastonbury, Rio de Janeiro

☆ I missed Beyoncé’s European tour, so I flew 4,600 miles to New Orleans to see her in concert — by myself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Afterward, I listened to "Summer Renaissance," Beyoncé's reworking of one of my favorite songs, Donna Summer's 1977 disco hit "I Feel Love," on repeat. Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy, dances, as her mother sings behind her on the London, U.K. leg of the Renaissance World Tour in May 2023. Virgin Hotels New Orleans, where I stayed, is only a half-mile from the Superdome stadium, and was well-prepared to host the many concertgoers who stayed there. Members of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour band perform at jazz club Snug Harbor in New Orleans, led by saxophonist Kat Rodriguez (second from right). Caesars Superdome stadium in New Orleans is illuminated by thousands of lights attached to audience members' wristbands during Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.

Persons: Beyoncé, Kevin Mazur, WireImage, Alexander McQueen, Roksanda, Roksanda Ilincic, Annie Macmanus, Donna Summer's, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé I've, I've, Redmond —, Honey Dijon, Laveau Contraire, Kat Rodriguez, Lucy Handley, Crystal Torres, Tayler Green, Danny Laurino, John Coletti, Hurricane Katrina, Willa Jean, diamante Organizations: Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Parkwood, London, Caesar's, British Airways, Southbank, Virgin Hotels, Preservation Hall, Bank, Getty, Garden, Uptown, Plantations, New, New Orleans police, Vue Orleans, Caesars Locations: London —, Instagram, London, U.K, British, Amsterdam, New Orleans , Louisiana, YOLO, New Orleans, Orleans, Virgin Hotels New Orleans, Bey, Preservation Hall , New Orleans, Snug, Faubourg Marigny, U.S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Beyoncé's

For Lol Tolhurst, co-founder the influential “goth” band The Cure, it's all of the above. He explores what he calls “the last true alternative outsider subculture” in a new book titled, “Goth: A History,” published late last month by Hachette. From there, the book dives into gothic literature and the French existentialists, whom Tolhurst considers formative to the subculture. LA was also home to the psych rock band the Doors, who were the first group described as “gothic rock" — by critic John Stickney in 1967. Elsewhere, he draws connections between goth and Catholicism, a relationship Tolhurst believes goes beyond a shared iconography and morbidity.

Persons: Tim Burton, Billie Eilish, Edgar Allan Poe's, Mary, Emily Brontë, Lol Tolhurst, “, ”, Tolhurst, It's, Joan Didion —, Nico, David Bowie, Molchat, Iggy Pop, Peter Murphy, tickling, John Stickney, everything's Organizations: ANGELES, Hachette, Joy Division, Bauhaus Locations: Southern California, London, Belarusian, New York City, England, Los Angeles, LA

☆ Meet Frank Waln, the Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist bringing Indigenous culture to the American music scene
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Sicangu Lakota rapper Frank Waln is bringing Indigenous culture to the American music scene. Weaving Indigenous culture into American musicWaln was 7 years old when he found himself mesmerized by an old black piano sitting in his second grade classroom. He centers nearly every song around the instrument, and often the drums, both fundamental components of Indigenous music. “I want to create my own genre that’s rooted in Native music, Native culture and Native sound, that also becomes a space for other Native musicians who don’t have a place in American entertainment and music culture,” he said. Deanna Dent/ReutersDespite his extensive accomplishments – including three Native American Music Awards – Waln measures his success differently.

Persons: Frank Waln, “, ” Waln, Mita, Tara Rose Weston “, Waln, I’ve, Nas –, doesn’t, don’t, ”, I’m, Leslie Frempong, ’, Peter Pan ”, Fleetwood Mac, Deanna Dent, Teca Organizations: CNN, “, Lakota, Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology, White, US Department of, Harvard University, Smithsonian National Museum of, Columbus, Reuters Locations: South Dakota, Lakota, American, America, United States, “, Waln’s, White American, Boston

☆ She went on a bachelorette party abroad and met her future husband
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —The last place Madeline Robson expected to meet her future husband was her friend’s bachelorette party. But afterwards, she’d be more flexible, and as the December date approached, Madeline started considering what she might do next. “I think a product of that is that I never really felt super settled in Malmö in the first year,” she says. It’s really, really cool. “It’s really, really cool.”

Persons: Madeline Robson, “, ” Madeline, Madeline, –, ”, who’d, – they’d, absentmindedly, Sebastian Mamet, ” Sebastian, He’d, Sebastian, he’d, “ We’re, ’ ”, Madeline oscillated, you’ve, Sebastian doesn’t, She’d, she’d, Madeline didn’t, “ It’s, Fotograf Johanna Ellen, @fotografjohannaellen, Let’s, It’s, Madeline Robson Madeline, she’ll, he’s, she’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Copenhagen, Nordic Locations: Ontario, Canada, New Orleans, Bourbon, Sweden, Orleans, “, Madeline, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Niagara, Helsingborg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Prague, Denmark, Swedish, Malmö, ”, Madeline’s, Scandinavia

☆ How Karol G went from a Latin music star to a fashion icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Robb Young | Graciela Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

With 66 million followers on the platform, Karol G ranks 70th in terms of follower count but 6th when it comes to engagement rates. But the label’s enthusiasm for its Karol G campaign a half-year after its release is telling, nonetheless. Karol G attends the #BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hotel Paris on September 30, 2023 in Paris, France. By the time Karol G entered the scene in a big way, fashion, luxury and sportswear giants were still warming up to her male counterparts. People aren’t as fixated on that anymore.”Indeed, it is the shift in attitudes toward language that appears to have helped Karol G secure the Loewe deal.

Persons: Karol G, Jonathan Anderson, Karol’s, Shakira, — Karol G, Provenza, “, ”, Nicki Minaj —, Karol, Karol G's, she’s, Lea Colombo, “ Karol G, Charlie Smith, Loewe, couldn’t, Ricky Martin’s, hasn’t, “ I’ve, Anderson, Karol G’s, ” Karol G, Christopher Polk, SocialBook, Kim Kardashian, Julian Martinez, ” Martinez, “ Karol, Miu, Roberto Cavalli, Gina Ferazzi, Loewe’s Smith, Jacquemus, Barbie, Emilio Pucci, —, Vetements, Rick Owens, Pascal Le Segretain, Maykol Sanchez, Spotify’s, Yankee’s, Don Omar’s, Maluma, J, Nicky Jam, . Ivy Queen, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira —, Burberry —, Becky G —, Karol —, Ovy, Bad Bunny, Rich Fury, Karla Martínez, There’s, Leila Cobo, Billboard’s, ” Cobo, aren’t, “ Jonathan, ” Karol, Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Colombia’s, J Balvin, Cobo, She’s, ” she’s, haven’t, ’ ” Karol G, Alexander Tamargo, Nina García, Elle, García, ” García, I’ve, I’m, it’s, Brett Alan Nelson, I’d Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, —, Billboard, MTV, New York City’s Rockefeller Center, Variety, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Brands, Los, Paris, Spotify, Reebok, Umbro, Dolce, Gabbana, Nike, Guess, Adidas, Trailblazers, Burberry, Levi’s, Kappa, Puerto Rican, Pew Research Center, Limits, Vogue Mexico, reggaeton’s, Loewe, Carolina, Puerto Locations: Spanish, ”, Latin America, New York, Newark , New Jersey, California, Versailles, bejeweled, Paris, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, America, Balmain, Barcelona, Rosalía, American, Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican, Caribbean, Medellín, Colombia, Puerto, Miami, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Chile, Austin, Austin , Texas, Mexico, North America, Europe, Dubai, Singapore, Nairobi, Puerto Rican, Sera, Miami , Florida, Colombiamoda

☆ Paris Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2024 runways
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Samantha Tse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Meanwhile over at Miu Miu, it was a heartfelt adieu to Fabio Zambernardi after more than four decades with the Prada Group; as in Milan, Miuccia Prada came out and took a bow with him one last time. Pamela Anderson attended fashion week shows sans makeup, as shown here at Vivienne Westwood. At Miu Miu, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade and Mia Goth made for an eclectic, très-trendy front row; Cate Blanchett appeared at Louis Vuitton alongside Zendaya, who wore a dramatic white double-zipper dress that has gone viral. Issey Miyake continues to explore movement in its runway shows, this season with musicians imitating chirping and other sounds found in nature. Peter White/Getty ImagesOne of the most joyful moments on the Miu Miu runway was the accessory styling.

Persons: Milan —, Peter Do, Helmut Lang, Francesco Risso, Marni, Stefano Gallici, Ann Demeulemeester, “, Sarah Burton’s, Alexander McQueen, Burton, Lee McQueen’s, Magdalena Abakanowicz’s, McQueen, Sarah Burton, Ik Aldama, Alexander McQueen Naomi Campbell, Aldama, Anna Wintour, Tim Blanks, Gabriela Hearst, Chloe, Miu Miu, Fabio Zambernardi, Miuccia Prada, Paris Hilton, Angela Bassett, Fan Bingbing, Jared Leto, Sigourney Weaver, Cher, Usher, Chanel, Riley Keough, Jennie Kim, Blackpink, Pamela Anderson, Vivienne Westwood, JM Haedrich, Pamela Anderson forewent, Issa Rae, Francesco Risso’s, Mugler, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade, Mia Goth, Cate Blanchett, Louis Vuitton, Zendaya, Jun Takahashi, Victor Virgile, Junya Watanabe, Casey Cadwallader, chiffon, corseted, Rick Owens, Zimmermann, charmeuse, Van Noten, Karl Lagerfeld’s, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Issey Miyake, chirping, Valentino, FKA, Demna, Cathy Horyn, Guram Gvasalia, Amanda Lepore, Emmanuel Grégoire, Victor Lochon, Glenn Martens, Tweed, Virginie Viard, Bertrand Guay, Gabriela Hearst's, Ik, Hearst, Aitor Rosas Sune, WWD, Isidore Montag, Victoria Beckham Kendall Jenner, David, Romeo, Harper, Peter White, Bingbing, Daniele Oberrauch, Jonas Gustavsson, Karl Lagerfeld's, Miyake, Isabel Marant's, Filippo Fior, Isabel Marant, Jun, Valerio Mezzanotti, Ann Valerio Mezzanotti Junya Watanabe, Miu, Jane Birkin, Julien De Rosa, Gigi Hadid, Caliee Spaeny, Priscilla Organizations: France CNN, Milan, Paris, Prada Group, SAG, Givenchy, Champs Elysee, Louis, LVMH, Getty, Washington Post, Rugby Locations: Paris, France, New York, London, “ Paris, Polish, Brazil, Milan, Hollywood, Balenciaga, AFP, Brooklyn, Van

☆ Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste open the doors to their Brooklyn townhouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Newly home to best-selling author, activist and motivational speaker Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winning musician, singer-songwriter and TV personality Jon Batiste, the 1890s Italianate townhouse in Brooklyn, New York is a potent space for them to live and create. Jon Batiste pictured in the studio lounge of the Brooklyn home he shares with author Suleika Jaouad. “The vision for the house was deeply tied to who Jon and I are as humans — to our creativity and our lineage,” Jaouad wrote. Jaouad recalled Batiste exaggeratedly exclaiming, in reference to a lamp: “Now this light is healing!”“It cracked us up, and we put it on repeat,” she wrote. Fried chicken sandwiches and champagne were served to the small group of guests, while Batiste serenaded Jaouad on a grand piano he rented for the night.

Persons: CNN —, Suleika Jaouad, Jon Batiste, Jaouad, “, ”, Frank Frances, Hallie Goodman, Jon, ” Jaouad, Jaouad’s, Mokhtar Lahmar, Designway, Batiste exaggeratedly, Batiste, Goodman, — Organizations: CNN, Architectural, Brooklyn, New, Facebook Locations: Brooklyn , New York, —, “, Tunisia, New Orleans, Nabeul, French, Quittner

☆ Taylor Swift and Beyoncé prove yet again why they're some of the world's best businesswomen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are making concert films from their blockbuster Eras and Renaissance tours. In August, Swift announced that an Eras concert film will be released October 13. After much speculation, on Sunday night Beyoncé announced her own concert film: The Renaissance tour's film is set to debut December 1. "Taylor Swift ignited the spark. The Eras film will be released on over 4,000 screens in North America; the Renaissance film likely will have a similar rollout.

Persons: Taylor Swift, —, Queen Bey, Swift, Beyoncé, Paul Dergarabedian, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Kim Kardashian, George Clooney, Dergarabedian, Puck's Matthew Belloni, Travis Kelce's, Shawn Robbins, Sam Wrench, — Belloni, they've, Michael Jackson's, Justin Bieber, Robbins, Taylor, It's Organizations: Service, Netflix, AMC, Box, Swifts, Office, Swift Locations: North America

☆ Microsoft's Jaron Lanier says AI advancing without human dignity will 'undermine everything', including reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The future of AI is set to be "spiritually, politically, and economically" corrosive, Lanier said. He noted that people building AI tech should let go of sci-fi wish fulfillment. He noted that, while this year has been the "year of AI," next year the world is going to be "flooded, flooded with AI-generated music." A deluge of generative AI content, from simple search prompts to eerie deepfakes, is now up for broad government regulation. In addition to AI-generated content nixing human connection found through creative works and causing an eventual collapse of the creative economy, Lanier said AI-generated content that can be perfected and customized also undermines peoples' "sense of reality.

Persons: Lanier, —, Arianna Huffington's, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Lucian Grainge, Grainge, Kali Hays Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Universal Music, Twitter Locations: khays@insider.com, @hayskali

☆ Opinion: Trump and the upside-down world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —The title on the cover of Cass R. Sunstein’s 2021 book, “This is not normal,” is printed upside down. The beginning of a Trump-backed House Republican inquiry into impeaching President Joe Biden with no clear evidence of his wrongdoing. A last-ditch move Saturday kept federal agencies funded for 45 days while putting more aid to Ukraine in jeopardy. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyOn Monday, a New York judge found Trump and his adult sons liable for insurance and bank fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

Persons: Cass R, ” Sunstein, Ronald Reagan, “ Donald Duck, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, “, ”, Kevin McCarthy’s, Clay Jones, Mike Lawler, Rosa Cruz, Rob Rosenthal, Brian Riedl, Walt Handelsman, Biden, MAGA, John Avlon, ’, Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, —, Ghitis, Phil Hands, Julian Zelizer, Steven Lubet, Judge Chutkan, Dean Obeidallah, Menendez, Hal Boyd, Sen, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Scott, ” Scott, Lyndon, “ you’ve, ” Jeff Yang, Chris Christie’s, ‘, Donald Duck ’, Mike Pence’s, Walter Mondale, Nikki Haley’s, South Carolina Sen, Vivek Ramaswamy, TikTok, whittling, Haley, ” Sophia Nelson, ” Lisa Benson, GoComics.com, James Antle III, Todd Graham, David Axelrod, Musa al, Republicans –, –, Nick Anderson, Agency Cassidy, Evelyn Hockstein, Cassidy Hutchinson, Nicole Hemmer, Hutchinson, …, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Liz Cheney, Alexander Butterfield, Melissa S, Jason L, Riley, Jill Filipovic’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Peter Bergen, Kennedy, Vladimir Putin, Brian Bowen Smith, ABC Gerry Turner, Deborah Carr, Gerry Turner, Turner, ” Don’t, Jill Filipovic, Dianne Feinstein, Matthew F, West Point Vincent, David A, Adam Larson, Michael D, Smith, Travis, Taylor Dana Summers, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, ” Rick Reilly, Colgate, Tay, Frankie de la, it’s Organizations: CNN, Republican, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Trump, Chiefs, Department of Labor, Wesleyan University, Agency, MAGA Republican, Pew Research Center, NBC, Republicans, GOP, “, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, UAW, Tribune, White House, Legislative Affairs, White, Street, ” RFK, ABC, Chicago, Corps, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Washington Post, NFL Locations: Milwaukee, Simi Valley , California, Ukraine, New York, Washington, Tempe , Arizona, New Jersey, Cupp, South Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Gharbi, West Point

☆ Forced to flee war, Sudanese band spreads musical message
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( El Tayeb Siddig | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] General Kidi, a member of the Nuba Mountain Sound band, trains children to dance, in Port Sudan, in Sudan, September 26, 2023. One day they hope to tour the whole country to spread their message, said General Kidi, 29. "We want to deliver the voice of the people of the Nuba Mountains to the rest of the people in Sudan, through music," he said. "We show the world that this is Sudan, Sudan is not just war, Sudan has diverse traditions and music. Reporting by El Tayeb Siddig; Writing by Mai Shams El-Din; Editing by Aidan Lewis and Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kidi, El Tayeb, General Kidi, Ganja Farmer, Omar al, Bashir, Mai Shams El, Aidan Lewis, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Rapid Support Forces, Ganja Farmer, Thomson Locations: Port Sudan, Sudan, El, PORT SUDAN, Red Sea, Ganja, South Kordofan, Khartoum

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quincy Jones, who once embarked on an international diplomatic tour with jazz great Dizzy Gillespie, will receive the U.S. Department of State's inaugural Peace Through Music Award. A ceremony honoring the 28-time Grammy winning producer, musician and arranger will be held Wednesday night and as part of the launch of the State Department's new Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. The tour was part of a Cold War program to spotlight American music and culture and counteract similar efforts by the Soviet Union. “You’re going to see a long-standing partnership between the Academy and the State Department,” Mason said in an interview. We have no more powerful tools in our diplomatic toolkit, and I look forward to seeing – and listening to – the results of this initiative.”The Global Music Diplomacy Initiative was developed following the 2022 Promoting Peace, Education, and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) through Music Diplomacy Act.

Persons: — Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Jones, Antony Blinken, Harvey Mason, Dave Grohl, Mickey Guyton, Herbie Hancock, Jamie Barton, GAYLE, Christopher Jackson, LADAMA, Aimee Mann, Rakim, Armani White, Gillespie, Michael Jackson’s, Oscar, “ You’re, ” Mason, “, ”, Roosevelt, Bruce Springsteen, “ I’ve, ” Blinken Organizations: ANGELES, U.S . Department, State's, State, Music Diplomacy Initiative, Recording Academy, American, U.S . State Department, State Department, Fulbright, Arts and Science, Academy, Inter, American Affairs, AP, Education, Cultural Exchange, Diplomacy Locations: Southern Europe, South Asia, Soviet Union, East Berlin

☆ Grammy's CEO: 'We're not going to award AI creativity' unless it falls under these two categories
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"No, we're not going to award AI creativity," Mason said last week at the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2023. The Recording Academy recently published new eligibility requirements for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which will take place in February 2024. If AI wrote the song but a human singer ... is singing the song, then it's going to be eligible for a performance category," Mason explained. The artists said they use AI for assistance in areas like songwriting, music production, mastering music and even music artwork. "The Academy is here to support and advocate and protect and represent human artists and human creators.

Persons: Harvey Mason Jr, we're, Mason, —, Drake, Ditto Organizations: Recording Academy, Fast, New York Times, Fast Company, CNBC Locations: Wharton

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