The number of Rod Stewart fans who could recognize XXXTentacion is probably very small. Nevertheless, the late rapper is among the dead musicians featured in a video Stewart is projecting on stage during his current US tour. Concertgoers can see the recently departed Ozzy Osbourne standing on a cloud—seemingly in heaven, which is a little off-brand—alongside Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson and others, from the perspective of a phone he’s holding on a selfie stick. It’s very tacky; the figures sway with that slow, underwater movement that betrays AI-generated video.
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