Charli XCX Comments on “Boomer” Critics

Charli Xcx

Charli XCX has responded on Xitter about the criticism of her using autotune during her Glastonbury set:

really enjoying these boomer vibe comments on my glastonbury performance. it’s super fascinating to me. like the idea that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a “real artist” is like, the most boring take ever. yawn sorry just fell asleep xx

but to be honest… i enjoy the discourse. imo the best art is divisive and confrontational and often evolves into truly interesting culture rather than being like kind of ok, easily understood and sort of forgettable.

Deerhoof Removes Catalog From Spotify

Deerhoof have pulled their music from Spotify in response to reports that the streaming platform’s CEO, Daniel Ek, serves as chairman of Helsing:

We don’t want our music killing people. We don’t want our success being tied to AI battle tech. Spotify only pays a pittance anyway, and we earn a lot more from touring. But we also understand that other artists and labels do rely on Spotify for a bigger chunk of their income, and don’t judge those who can’t make the same move in the short term.