"More Where That Came From": How the Voice of Randy Travis Helps to Normalize AI.
In May 2024, the country singer Randy Travis released his first new recording in over a decade, using an AI model of his voice, which he had lost after a stroke. This article analyzes the media coverage of the song's release and shows how it was framed as a human-interest story about Travis being "g...
| Publicado en: | Popular Music & Society Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 397 - 416 |
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