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Tyga and A.I. in music

NPR | By Rob Schmitz,

Jason Fuller, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published August 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM CDT

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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Alex Suskind, news director at Pitchfork, about the artist Tyga's use of AI technology on his new album. Pitchfork rated the album 0.0 out of 10.

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Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.

Jason Fuller

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme