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Anย Artistโsย Duty:ย Theย Trickyย Balanceย Betweenย Propriety andย Expressionย
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In modern society, an artistโs ability to monetize their work comes with not only expanded rights, but critical responsibilities. Complying with music, copyright and administrative laws is crucial for successful commercialization. Yet legal compliance alone may not be cut. Should art also be subject to ethical standards prior to said monetization? The ambitious music executive would say no where the parents choosing family movie night may disagree. Precisely, freedom of expression and acceptable ethical conduct remains profusely debated. Private regulatory…
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Perfectly Imperfect No More? AIโs Disruption of Artistic Authenticityย ย
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a self-sustainable new frontier that is insatiably pushing boundaries, and Tilly Norwood has materialized as the poster person for AI artists. And with her arrival in Hollywood, so rages the debate. Reaction from the stars has been fast and furious. Emily Blunt has been quoted as saying โweโre screwedโ.…
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Lil Yachty breaks his mold: same artist, new sound
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At the end of last month, Lil Yachty, a rapper not known for his creative endeavours but rather for consecutively producing one or two hits from each of his albums, released what has been titled one of the wildest musical left turns in recent years. The Atlanta rapperโs last previous albums were all mildly to…
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Art Out of Isolation: Conestogoโs Artistic Architecture Analyst, RandomSketchesOfMyLifeย
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It is no secret that the Kitchener-Waterloo Region is host to many incredible artists. With over 1,000 followers on Instagram, Della VanDokkumburg (randomsketchesofmylife) contributes and plays a major role in Kitchener-Waterlooโs local art scene. Before she found herself sketching everyday for her Instagram account, Della details how her initial artistic inspiration stemmed from taking an…
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Quatre chanteuses francophones ร suivre en 2021
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Franรงais English Dans un marchรฉ saturรฉ par les musiciens anglophones, comment sโen sort la musique francophone ? Plutรดt bien, ร en croire le succรจs notable rencontrรฉ par ces quatre artistes francophones au cours de la derniรจre annรฉe. Aya Nakamura, Charlotte Dipanda, Cลur de pirate et Marwa Loud sont des chanteuses superbes qui viennent de tous…
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Five Alarm Funk plans to bring the roof down at Maxwells
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The spirit of rock โnโ roll is still alive and while it may come in many forms these days, Five Alarm Funk, a Canadian band based out of Vancouver, have manifested this spirit in their genre-bending style of self-described โshark funk.โ Set to play at Maxwellโs on March 29, the band is an ensemble of…
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Removing the director from the film
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We are nearing the release of The Birth of a Nation into theatres, a Sundance Festival smash that is somehow proving more controversial than the 1915 cinematic love letter to the KKK that shares its namesake. Despite initial warm reactions from press screenings, the film has become bogged down in the public eye because of…
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Hawks winning streak comes to an end
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The Laurier Golden Hawks faced off against the Western Mustangs in what ultimately was a competitive game, but the Hawks fell out of contention late in the third quarter. The final score was 45-26. This puts the Hawk team into a 4-1 record. The teamโs defence kept them in the game, with a fumble returned…
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