‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Walks Dsquared2 Runway, Soundtracked by AI Remake of a Carly Simon Song
Williams made his catwalk model debut in Milan.
MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 16: Hudson Williams walks the runway at the Dsquared2 fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 on January 16, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams made his catwalk model debut Friday (Jan. 16), opening the Dsquared2 fall 2026 runway show in Milan to an A.I. reworking of Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run.”
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics — which are taking place in both Milan and Cortina, Italy, starting next month — the Dsquared2 presentation was themed around winter sports and closed the first day of Milan Fashion Week Men’s Fall/Winter 2026.
The soundtrack of the 15-minute runway show largely consisted of a mash-up of reworkings of “Let the River Run,” with the opening two minutes scored by an orchestral-rock interpretation of the Academy Award-winning song. On streaming services, the song is credited as “Running on the Water” and is billed to such artist names as Kradex (on Apple Music) or Da Soul Orchestra (on YouTube and Deezer). Notably, on Deezer, the track carries an “AI-generated content” label, which indicates the release is “detected as AI-generated” by the service. Further, on Da Soul Orchestra’s YouTube channel, the act’s bio notes “we use AI technology to rework iconic tracks in fresh styles.”
Simon’s “Let the River Run” was written for the 1988 film Working Girl, starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith. The film’s opening sequence and end credits are soundtracked by “Let the River Run.” The track would go on to win Simon the Oscar for best original song and the Grammy Award for best song written specifically for a motion picture or television. The single climbed to No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart.
Milan Fashion Week continues through Jan. 20. Could Williams’ Heated Rivalry co-star Connor Storrie hit the fashion slopes in Milan? W magazine noted rumblings of Storrie possibly making his runway debut for Dolce & Gabbana on Saturday, but the outlet said the actor’s publicists denied the rumor.
