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BONUS TRACKS: Judy Blank's AI Fraud, Spotify's ChatGPT Integration Plans, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Judy Blank's AI Fraud, Spotify's ChatGPT Integration Plans, and More Roots Music News

Austin-based, Dutch singer-songwriter Judy Blank's algorithm is completely messed up. This week, she discovered that a typo-riddled AI-generated song had been posted to Spotify under her name. As a result, her streaming numbers have gone down and she's lost followers on the

THROUGH THE LENS: California’s Ohana Festival and Rhode Island’s Rhythm & Roots Festival Light Up the Skies with Roots Music

THROUGH THE LENS: California’s Ohana Festival and Rhode Island’s Rhythm & Roots Festival Light Up the Skies with Roots Music

QUEER COUNTRY: Will You Let Queer Country Be Outlawed?

QUEER COUNTRY: Will You Let Queer Country Be Outlawed?

BONUS TRACKS: Spotify CEO to Step Down, Bandcamp Fridays Return, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Spotify CEO to Step Down, Bandcamp Fridays Return, and More Roots Music News

THROUGH THE LENS: Healing Appalachia & Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Stake Their Claim on Roots Music

THROUGH THE LENS: Healing Appalachia & Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Stake Their Claim on Roots Music

BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Trey Hensley, Theo Lawrence and Melissa Carper, The Mountain Goats, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Trey Hensley, Theo Lawrence and Melissa Carper, The Mountain Goats, and More Roots Music News

THE READING ROOM: 'Living in the Present with John Prine'

THE READING ROOM: 'Living in the Present with John Prine'