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Starmer pledges to review AI plans after musicians and artists warn they face being ripped off

Pop legends Elton John and Paul McCartney are among a host of artists warning that proposed changes to copyright law could make it impossible for creatives to earn a living

The Independent UK

Minister meets with EU to discuss ‘red tape’ which touring musicians face

Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Max Wilkinson urged Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy not to ‘go breaking my heart’ over the issue.

The Independent UK

Date set for Royal Variety Performance with tickets on sale Friday

The event will be staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 19.

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Badenoch says Labour plan for AI threatens to ‘stifle innovation’

The Conservative leader said the Government’s proposals were ‘bogged down’ in defending artificial intelligence at the expense of creative industries.

Evening Standard

UK ministers consider changing AI plans to protect creative industries

Exclusive: partial climbdown over use of work protected by copyright considered after intense lobbying by top artists

The Guardian - UK

Beeban Kidron joins calls against PM’s AI tsar over tech-firm interests

Film director and peer complains of government’s ‘shameful’ copyright rules policy and role of Matt Clifford

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on AI and copyright: creativity should be cherished, not given away

Editorial: The government’s consultation was weighted towards big tech. Now is the time for a rethink

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Roberta Flack obituary

Singer with a reserved, intimate style on hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song

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Jeremy Clarkson takes swipe at 'halfwit' Elton John and David Beckham in furious rant

The presenter, 64, hit out at the stars while criticising the effects of social media

Evening Standard

Don’t gift our work to AI billionaires: Mark Haddon, Michael Rosen and other creatives urge government

More than 2,000 cultural figures challenge Whitehall’s eagerness ‘to wrap our lives’ work in attractive paper for automated competitors’

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope you enjoy the show. I hope I’m not dead’: how Feelgood star Wilko never saw the play about his life

The musician lived a wild story of many acts: Jonathan Maitland turned it into a play and read it to him just a year before he died. This is how their encounter went …

The Guardian - UK

Elton John calls for UK copyright rules rethink to protect creators from AI

The star has urged for a shift away from plans where artists must opt out of a system allowing AI free use of any online work

The Guardian - UK

I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind

Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

Louder

Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell call for creative talent to be protected from AI

The stars have urged the Government to rethink proposals to relax copyright rules to protect creative talent from artificial intelligence.

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What the papers say – February 22

Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's 'home has been burglarised'

The Los Angeles home of 'Babygirl' actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban has reportedly been "ransacked".

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Labour politicians’ loose talk part of longstanding tradition

Awkward WhatsApp revelations, binned bitcoin, musical heart, Godfather nostalgia and the happy over-50s

Louder

"He smashed his iPad. He smashed headphones. My lyrics got torn up and thrown on the ground – he goes: ‘F*** off, Brandi": Elton John threw some "classic" temper tantrums during the volatile making of his new collaborative album with Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile shared many tense moments with Elton John during the recording sessions for their new collaborative album Who Believes In Angels?

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Elton John hates putting on his music – unless he has to

Opening up about having to listen back to his old work, Sir Elton John has admitted he doesn’t play his music – unless he has to.

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Sir Elton John has ‘new respect for sight-impaired people’

After contracting an infection that severely hit his vision, Sir Elton John has said he has a “new respect for sight-impaired people”.

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Sir Elton John remains 'optimistic' amid health struggles

Sir Elton John insists he's "got a great life" - despite his recent health struggles.

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Elton John admits he was in 'very, very dark place' during tearful meltdown while recording album

The pop icon, 77, was filmed sobbing, tearing up sheet music, and snapping at his collaborators while recording his new album

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump green-lights sanctions against the ICC

Amnesty International says the move ‘sends the message that Israel is above the law’. Plus: meet the man whose job it is to create ‘scary smells’

Evening Standard

Sir Elton John has ‘new respect for sight-impaired people’ after vision issue

The musician is releasing a new album with Brandi Carlile.

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Elton John 'smashed his iPad' and told collaborator Brandi Carlile to 'f*** off' in erratic studio sessions for new album

Sir Elton John and Brandi Carlile recall his "nightmare" meltdowns in the studio while working on new duets album 'Who Believes In Angels?'.

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