Artists including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens made an album of white noise in empty studios, protesting a U.K. proposal to give AI firms access to copyrighted music.

One thousand musicians call for the UK to abandon a law change that would allow AI companies to train models on copyrighted music without artists' permission

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

A group of musicians is hoping the sound of their collective silence speaks volumes to lawmakers in the U.K. More than 1,000 artists — including Kate Bush, Imogen Heap, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Hans Zimmer — released a silent album titled "Is This What We Want?

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Blur’s Damon Albarn are among the stars who have taken part in a ...

Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Blur's Damon Albarn are among the stars who have taken part in a protest album against proposed British changes to AI laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens, The Clash and Hans Zimmer are among 1,000 artists featured on a new collaborative album surprise released on Tuesday, but you won’t hear any ...

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