AI Singers Are Unnervingly Good and Already Ubiquitous

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( screen time [AI Singers Are Unnervingly Good and Already Ubiquitous]( The software that cloned Drake and the Weeknd is easy to use — and impossible to shut down. Illustration: Mark Pernice In 2021, five musicians from Hastings, England, noticed a hole in the market. “There were no massive rock bands making huge, catchy, stadium-worthy anthems,” says guitarist Chris Woodgates. So they started a group called Breezer and hit the recording studio. “We shared our songs with friends, and everybody told us, ‘This could be the new Oasis,’” says drummer Jon Claire. But while tracks like “Alive” and “Forever” bore the obvious influence of Noel Gallagher’s early songwriting, and front man Bobby Geraghty sang through his nose like Liam Gallagher, Oasis-size success never materialized. “Breezer didn’t quite get the momentum we’d hoped for,” says Claire. They played their final live show last summer, or so they thought. [read more]( [Exclusive Anniversary Offer:]( Get a limited-edition tote plus save up to 60% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Succession: [A Weak Monarch]( • Barry: [Knowing Too Much]( • Somebody Somewhere: [Kinda Good But Kinda Gross]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Walking on the Moon Succession’s Jeremy Strong on Kendall’s elusive moment of triumph — and what it has cost him.]( [The Best Comedy Shorts of April 2023 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.]( By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler [Concertgoer Allegedly Orgasms While L.A. Philharmonic Plays Tchaikovsky’s 5th Classical music is horny?]( By Zoe Guy [Keeping an Eye Out for Selener A timeline of Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber, and Selena Gomez’s love triangle.]( [The Atlantic Taps New Cover Artist Bono The U2 singer called his Zelenskyy portrait “a few squiggles and I just got out of the way.”]( By Justin Curto [Melanie Lynskey, Seth Meyers, and More Support WGA Amid Negotiations Industry professionals are tweeting their support of guild members.]( By Zoe Guy [Let’s Play Bitey This week, Tom and Shiv get it on. Good for them (and us!).]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 5-Down, Eight Letters: Show that gave us New New York. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images How Online Were You Last Month? Time to log off, babe. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Videos: chelseajordyn, kylieraeallen, shelbyhobbs2001, snooopyiscool See how you stack up with an [overview of the internet’s biggest, weirdest moments]( from April, organized by points. The deeper down the rabbit hole you go, the more points you earn. Do you know what “Riverdale Revenge” refers to? +2. [KJ Apa’s new hair]( [Lili Reinhart’s new man]( How about “Water Watergate”? +3. [A flavored-water TikTok trend]( [A Twitter meme about an HBO miniseries]( “Cake Wars”? +4. [Bad-customer drama at a bakery]( [A thirst-trap challenge]( Comb through the full list and [tally your score](. Best of luck, lurkers. [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f¶m=vulture-daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved