The album, Is This What We Want?, is released in protest as the British government weighs changes to copyright and AI policies.

Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Blur's Damon Albarn are among the stars who have taken part in a protest album against proposed British changes to AI laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

According to a statement from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the UK's "current regime for copyright and AI is holding back the creative industries, media and AI sector from realising their full potential – and that cannot continue".

The project is in response to a proposed change to UK copyright law allowing AI companies to use copyrighted work without a license. 1,000 Artists Release Silent AI Protest Album Is This What We Want?

Is This What We Want comprises 12 tracks — all credited to 1,000 UK artistes — spread over 47 minutes. Musicians like Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Jamiroquai, Cat Yusuf Stevens, The Clash and Hans Zimmer