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Festival Cancels Ai Band

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The country festival in Skjåk withdraws the booking of Vestavind.
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The band Vestavind, which has created its most famous songs with the help of artificial intelligence, is not allowed to play at the Skjåk Country Festival anyway.

The band has been brought in to perform at several festivals, which has been met with criticism. Creo, Norway's largest trade union and interest organization in the cultural field, has been very critical. The song "Ligga"; the band's most popular, originates from founder Ole Morten Simonsen writing a text and using the app Suno, which uses artificial intelligence, to create the rest. Several other songs have also been created this way. The count…

The country festival in Skjåk withdraws the booking of Vestavind.

·Oslo, Norway
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VG broke the news in Oslo, Norway on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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