'AI slop': Emily Portman and musicians on the mystery of fraudsters releasing songs in their name

Last month, award-winning singer Emily Portman got a message from a fan praising her new album and saying "English folk music is in good hands".

"But I didn't recognise it because I hadn't released a new album," Portman says.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250822-ai-slop-emily-portman-and-musicians-on-the-mystery-of-fraudsters-releasing-songs-in-their-name?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#AI #Music #AISlop #Musicians #Art #Copyright #EmilyPortman #Fraud #Artists

BBC: Fans loved her new album. The thing was, she hadn’t released one. “The 10 tracks had names such as Sprig of Thyme and Silent Hearth – which were ‘uncannily close’ to titles she might choose. It was something that [Emily] Portman, who won a BBC Folk Award in 2013, found ‘really creepy’. When she clicked to listen, the voice – supposedly hers – was a bit off but sang in ‘a folk style […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/23/bbc-fans-loved-her-new-album-the-thing-was-she-hadnt-released-one/

Billy Rough selects his Top 10 Albums of 2022 including Jake Blount, Angeline Morrison, Breabach, Sam Sweeney, Trials of Cato, Peter Knight and John Spiers, Emily Portman and Rob Harbron, Tarren, Fern Maddie, Bush Gothic.
#folk #folkmusic #bestfolkalbumsof2022 #instafolk #jakeblount #angelinemorrison #breabach #samsweeney #trialsofcato #peterknight #johnspiers #emilyportman #robharbron #tarren #fernmaddie #bushgothic
https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2022/12/billy-roughs-top-10-albums-of-2022/

@tdnvl @accordionnoir
#EnglishFolk #FolkMusic #Accordion (I'm not good at short-lists)

#Melodeon genius #AndyCutting plays with everybody, including #Leveret where #RobHarbron plays English #Concertina (on tunes, which is weird), and Rob just released a great record with #EmilyPortman. It all goes around
http://www.andy-cutting.co.uk/discog.html
https://leveretband.bandcamp.com
https://emilyandrob.bandcamp.com/