Overview
- The 2:45 track, titled “(Bonus Track),” joins the protest compilation Is This What We Want? and consists of near-silent studio noise.
- A limited vinyl pressing is due on December 8 with profits pledged to the charity Help Musicians, with reports indicating 1,000 copies.
- More than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, Hans Zimmer and Sam Fender, contributed near-silent recordings to highlight the threat they see from unlicensed AI training.
- The album’s one‑word track titles spell the message, “The British government must not legalise music theft to benefit AI companies.”
- A government spokesperson says ministers are working with creatives and the AI sector to balance innovation with protections, with substantive parliamentary debate not expected before 2026.