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- Bonus Track
- This project brings together over a thousand artists, including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn, and Max Richter, to raise public awareness of the potential dangers of current policies. The album, initially released in February 2025, illustrates the potential consequences of government proposals regarding AI. Indeed, these proposals could, according to the artists, significantly reduce their earnings by facilitating the use of their works to train AI models without the prior authorization of the authors.
- A fight to preserve copyright
Paul McCartney, the iconic former Beatle, is set to release a silent track in December, his first in five years. As part of the reissue of a concept album titled *Is This What We Want*, this « silent track » is a recording of an « empty studio, » punctuated by the sounds of magnetic tape and clicking, lasting two minutes and 45 seconds. Accompanied by over a thousand artists, including Hans Zimmer and Kate Bush, McCartney uses silence as a form of resistance against a proposed legislation on artificial intelligence that aims to weaken copyright law, embodying a form of protest against « musical plundering. » In a bold musical initiative, Paul McCartney, the illustrious ex-Beatle, is preparing to release a silent track to express his resistance to legislative proposals that favor artificial intelligence technologies at the expense of artists. This project, which includes the participation of other music legends such as Hans Zimmer and Kate Bush, aims to raise public awareness about the potential impact of AI on copyright and the music industry. The Art of Silent Resistance
On December 8th, Paul McCartney will unveil
Bonus Track
, a two-minute, 45-second silent track. Recorded in an « empty studio » with only the sounds of magnetic tape and clicking, this track is the singer’s first in five years. By partnering with the reissue of the compilation album Is This What We Want, the goal is to promote awareness of the impact of new technologies on the music industry. An Unprecedented Artistic Mobilization
This project brings together over a thousand artists, including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn, and Max Richter, to raise public awareness of the potential dangers of current policies. The album, initially released in February 2025, illustrates the potential consequences of government proposals regarding AI. Indeed, these proposals could, according to the artists, significantly reduce their earnings by facilitating the use of their works to train AI models without the prior authorization of the authors.
A fight to preserve copyright
The aim of this album and this silent song is to oppose a bill that would weaken copyright laws in favor of artificial intelligence technologies. Paul McCartney and his colleagues had previously urged the British government to protect artists’ rights through an open letter signed by iconic figures such as Elton John and Dua Lipa.
The Music Industry and AI
