Overview
- McCartney contributes a 2:45 near‑silent “Bonus Track” to the vinyl edition of Is This What We Want?, due December 8.
- More than 1,000 artists, including Kate Bush, Hans Zimmer and Sam Fender, appear on the compilation, with profits going to Help Musicians.
- Organisers say only 1,000 vinyl copies have been pressed as part of the campaign’s symbolic push.
- The project targets UK ‘text and data mining’ plans that artists argue would permit AI training on copyrighted works without permission or payment.
- Officials say they are seeking a balance between innovation and creator protections, with substantive parliamentary debate not expected before 2026.