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CTV News
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Xav Trudeau to play show in Ottawa's ByWard Market alongside local rapper Taz Bentii
XAV & his friend TAZ are set to perform at the 27 Club this Friday. Two Ottawa rappers are taking to the stage in the ByWard Market this week. Xavier 'Xav' Trudeau and Taz Bentii are set to play at the 27 Club on York Street on Friday. Xav is the eldest son of former prime minister Justin Trudeau and launched a music career earlier this year. Xav and Taz spoke to CTV Morning Live Monday morning. 'Since I was a kid, I always loved music. I always loved creating it. I was always playing instruments like the drums, the guitar, the piano, that type of stuff,' Xav said. 'I was always known as Justin Trudeau's son. That's something I've been dealing with my entire life. I want to become my own person. I want to create my own path. I want to do cool things because I created it.' He says he is often criticized because of who his father is, but he finds a way to rise above it. 'I just do what I love,' Xav said. 'I know the people that are supporting me are always going to support me. I've been dealing with criticism my entire life and I've been able to just block that stuff out. It doesn't really faze me.' Xav got into rap despite his parents' musical tastes, he says. His mom Sophie Grégoire Trudeau listened to artists like Celine Dion, while his father listens to bands like The Tragically Hip. 'I don't hate it. I like that music. My first tracks were really singy, but (rap) is the music I listen to,' he said. 'I was like a rebel kid. I wouldn't break rules, but I would like to do my own thing. When I have my eye on something, when it's set, I'm going to do it, I'm going to achieve it. So, I was like, 'I want to try it out.' and I really fell in love with it, and I got pretty good at it.' Taz says he's been a fan of rap since he was a kid and decided he wanted to make his own music. 'It means a lot to me. Ever since I was young, my dad used to always play rap in the car, and I just sort of gravitated to it slowly,' he said. 'I originally wanted to start recording other artists, but then I realized I've been singing since I was young so I kind of got to the point where I'm like either I record people or I record myself and I sing, so I'm at that point now.' While Xav says he's not as good at freestyle rap, Taz said that's how he got his start. 'I started freestyling with my best friend, every day for like three years, and that's how I learned how to record and write. My creative process is I either go to the studio and freestyle or I sit down and take my time, and I write,' he said. The pair say they work together well. 'We've had a couple rehearsals, and we're just hyped up,' said Xav. 'There's no better feeling than being on that stage when you're an artist,' Taz said. Tickets for Friday's show are available on Eventbrite.
Hindustan Times
04-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
ChatGPT is obsessed with the number '27'! Experts reveal shocking details
If you've ever asked ChatGPT to 'pick a number between 1 and 50,' chances are it replied with 27. It's not just a one-off thing. This oddly specific number keeps showing up across AI models, from ChatGPT to Gemini and Claude. (I tried it too.) What started as a harmless prompt has now snowballed into a curious internet mystery: Why is AI so obsessed with 27? Multiple AI models show the same behaviour, and experts believe it's revealing something surprisingly human hiding in the data.(Pexels) Turns out, the explanation goes deeper than just randomness, and it might reveal more about us than about the machines. I asked ChatGPT to choose a number between 1 to 50 and it chose 27.(ChatGPT) The pattern no one expected Several users and researchers recently began experimenting with basic numerical prompts across leading AI chatbots. The results were strangely consistent. While a few models, like LeChat, occasionally veer towards 37 and Claude towards 42, 27 remained a recurring favourite, especially in ChatGPT. Medium writer, Kartikey Sengar, was one of the first to point this out in his article analysing cross-platform outputs. He called the pattern 'too frequent to be a coincidence,' adding, 'It's not that 27 is programmed into the model—it's that it somehow keeps surfacing across AI behavior.' Is it really the AI - or is it us? Before diving into conspiracy theories, it's important to remember one thing: AI doesn't dream up numbers on its own. Models like ChatGPT are trained on massive datasets sourced from books, websites, forums and human conversations. Their patterns are rooted in our own behaviour. So, could this preference for 27 be a mirror reflecting our own subconscious? Experts think so. 'AI is not magical. It's predictive. If humans tend to lean toward 27 in casual number selections, the model learns to do the same,' says an AI researcher who has worked on large language model behaviour. 'The output is a reflection of the input—us.' The cultural significance of the number 27 Why 27, though? It's not a round number, nor is it the halfway point in a range of 1 to 50. But 27 does hold surprising significance in both science and pop culture. For one, the Moon takes about 27 days to orbit the Earth. Human skin cells also regenerate every 27 days, and in numerology, 27 is considered a 'spiritually charged' number. Then there's the infamous '27 Club'—a group of iconic musicians like Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, and Jimi Hendrix who all died at age 27. All these layers of meaning could be why the number has organically found its way into more content and, in turn, AI training datasets. What AI's favourite number says about us More than a quirk, this numerical fixation reveals how artificial intelligence can surface hidden patterns in human behaviour. The next time an AI spits out 27, it's not because it's haunted, it's because our cultural consciousness has nudged it in that direction. As models grow more sophisticated, even these small, strange patterns offer a peek into the evolving relationship between human minds and machine learning. So yes, ChatGPT might be obsessed with 27! But maybe, just maybe… we were too, all along.
The Independent
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jim Morrison bust found in ‘chance discovery' after disappearing from Paris cemetery 37 years ago
The missing bust of American singer Jim Morrison, which mysteriously disappeared from his Paris grave in May 1988, has been found by French authorities - and it was completely by accident. It was only by chance the financial and anti-corruption squad of the Paris police came upon the stone carving of the legendary Doors singer 37 years after its disappearance while investigators were looking into a fraud. "This was a chance discovery during a search carried out in a fraud case,' the Paris prosecutor's office said. The city's judicial police shared on social media their delight that 'this iconic symbol for the singer's fans was recovered'. The bust was created one decade after Morrison, the poetic songwriter of the band at the forefront of 1960s counterculture, was found dead in a Paris bathtub in 1971 by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. The timing of his death has seen Morrison inaugurated into the infamous 27 Club, an informal list of rockstars and musicians who died at that age, including Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse. Morrison's official cause of death was listed as heart failure, but in the absence of an official autopsy, further theories have swirled around his passing. French journalist Sam Bernett claims the icon overdosed in the toilets of a Parisian nightclub, the 'Rock'n'Roll Circus'. On the tenth anniversary of Morrison's death, Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin placed the marble bust of his own construction at the grave. It became a site of pilgrimage for fans of the Doors. Despite the cult-like adulation for one of the world's most famous musicians, Morrison's bust was not well looked after, and was repeatedly damaged by vandals before it was stolen from the cemetery in 1988. For 37 years it was lost, with the circumstances of its disappearance still shrouded in mystery. Whether its discovery in the fraud case will spark further investigation is yet to be confirmed by French authorities. Several theories were attributed to its disappearance according to Benoît Gallot, curator of the Père-Lachaise cemetery where Morrison is buried. Some believe a moped had entered the cemetery during the night before it disappeared, he told Le Figaro following the discovery. Others suggested the government itself might have taken the sculpture to store it away from visitors for its own protection. Also unclear is whether the bust will be returned to its original place. "The police have not contacted us, I don't know if the bust will be returned to us,' Mr Gallot said.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
RM's Stop The Rain lyrics hints at a dark past, BTS fans fear he almost joined the 27 club
Alright, ARMY. Grab your tissues and brace yourselves. RM, yes, Kim Namjoon himself just dropped lyrical emotional warfare in the form of his newest collab with Epik High's Tablo titled Stop The Rain, released on May 2. And it is not just a song. It is an emotional gut-punch dressed in haunting melodies, raw raps, and deeply animated storytelling. But while the animation of a child hiding his pain tugged at hearts, it was a single line from RM that took fans straight into a spiral. RM's POV for the song Stop The Rain "When I was a kid, I was convinced that I was destined for the 27 Club. I'm 29 sinkin' in a bathtub." Yes, you read that right. And no, you are not the only one clutching your chest in worry. What does this mean? Why is the 27 Club even a thing? And more importantly, why was Namjoon convinced he was headed there? What is the 27 club? Well, the 27 Club is a cultural phenomenon that morbidly refers to a group of legendary artists and musicians—think Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, and SHINee's Kim Jong-Hyun, who all died at the age of 27 under tragic circumstances. It has haunted the music world for decades. So, when RM references that, fans rightfully lost it. RM laying bare his darkest thoughts In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tablo explained that this lyric was RM laying bare his darkest thoughts, the kind you do not just share casually. He clarified that it touches on the emotional turbulence many young artists face, especially when constantly in the public eye. And then the fandom happened. Social media exploded. One fan tweeted how the lyric wrecked their soul, asking 'Who saves the saviour?' Another commented on how the line hit harder knowing what RM might have endured silently. There was a collective cry: Did we fail him when he was saving us? Where is RM currently? Right now, RM is serving his mandatory military duties and is expected to return in June 2025. But Stop The Rain just reminded everyone that even the strongest idols bleed quietly sometimes. And this time, it is the fans who want to offer him the umbrella.
Gulf News
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf News
BTS RM's Stop The Rain addresses his depression and '27 club', rattled ARMY responds with love and loyalty
BTS RM, born Kim Nam-joon has never held back from sharing his profound reflections on life, stardom, fame and artistry. Becoming a leader of a global sensation is the heaviest crown that he has ever had to wear, and the artist has always expressed his thoughts through his lyrics. Sometimes, rage for those who never believed in him. Sometimes, quiet introspection. Recently, RM's collaboration with Tablo, Stop the Rain, left ARMY feeling deeply concerned. His lyrics offered a raw glimpse into his mental health, carrying strong undertones of the depression he has battled. In a particularly haunting moment, he questioned whether he, too, might become part of the '27 Club'—a reference to the artists who tragically died at the age of 27. The rapper is currently serving his mandatory military service. ARMY has rushed to rally around him and are determined to let him know, their unconditional support for them. 'I wish that I could give him light, the way he has always given us,' wrote one fan, sharing the video where RM had said in a concert, 'Use me to love yourself.' Another added, 'The way he turns pain into art will never stop amaze me. He always leaves a deep mark. I'm so grateful for his existence.' Take your broken heart and turn it into art. That seems to be his motto. One fan wrote, 'He really is truly the strongest,' sharing an older video of where RM said that he was alright, he has survived enough through ten years. One fan wrote, 'No one has been so courageous as Joon, when it comes to music.' Other fans noted that this isn't the first time that RM had referred to such themes in his song. 'he had hinted at it in 'Magic Shop', Groin and Sea. But this is the first time that he has been so overt.' Nevertheless, fans are determined to be of support to the BTS leader and let him know the lives he has touched with his words. The countdown has begun, the members will be back soon and can hopefully hear it in person.
