PBS Idea Channel

Season 1

Episode 2: Is Miku Hatsune a More Authentic Pop Star Than Lana Del Rey?

Mar 28, 2012
Lana Del Rey might be The Girl Who Launched a Thousand Blog Posts but we think there might be something else really interesting here. How is it that she, a REAL PERSON, pales in Pop Star Comparison to a computer program? With the rise of Miku Hatsune, a computer generated pop star from Japan, and the recent kerfuffle surrounding Lana Del Rey's album release, we take a look at what it means to be authentic in today's music world.
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Mike Rugnetta
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