June 2023

Nicki Minaj’s fans, affectionately known as the ‘Barbz’, are using AI-generated art to create a fictional city to celebrate the launch of the artist’s upcoming album Pink Friday 2. Named ‘Gag City’, fans used AI art generators like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion to conjure up a futuristic metropolis city coated floor to ceiling in pink – a colour that Nicki Minaj’s brand is closely associated with. AI art and ‘Gag City’ Being Nicki Minaj’s fifth studio album and first full-length project in five years, some Barbz expressed on social media that promotional activity for Pink Friday 2 had been underwhelming....

Spotify AI art has now arrived. While traditional artists remain largely critical of AI, technology enthusiasts remain optimistic about the potential of machine-generated art. Following on from organisations such as  Amnesty International and Netflix – who have dabbled with it to varying degrees of success – Spotify is the latest to embrace AI art by letting users create custom AI-generated artwork based on the ‘vibe’ of their playlist. The fun, new feature arrived on the Spotify app for users. So, we had to test it out, of course. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it, as well as...