Have you ever wondered what it takes to become the most-streamed artist in the world? In 2025, Taylor Swift claimed the No. 1 spot on Spotify Wrapped, topping the charts globally and reaffirming her ...

Back in March, we reported that Amazon was embarking on a project that was going to be a bad idea that was going to make a lot of people mad, i.e., using artificial intelligence to generate dubbed ...

Back in the day, the sub vs dub anime debate reigned supreme, with many fans upholding subtitle supremacy over English voice actors’ take on anime dialogue. However, the new streaming generation is ...

Prime Video has begun rolling out a supposed beta test using generative AI voices to dub anime—but they're a bad sign regardless of their dismaying quality. Reading time 3 minutes As generative AI ...

Eighty-seven years ago today, a highly influential producer, songwriter, and musician was born in Gainesville, Texas.

The anime industry hasn’t been thrilled with the implementation of artificial intelligence in many cases, with fans especially routinely sharing their disdain for the technology. With organisations ...

If you watched the English-dubbed version of one of several popular anime on Amazon Prime Video lately, like “Banana Fish,” and “No Game, No Life,” you may have noticed something strange. The voices ...

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Shortly after Courtney Smith joined Bates in the fall of 2024 as an associate professor of theater, he floated an idea for a production that was both over-the-top ambitious and absolute catnip to his ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Kicking off in April 2023, Swift’s career-spanning stadium concert consists of a ...

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