A user used AI to create a fake piece of Drake. It became a viral hit on TikTok, much to the chagrin of the artist and his record label who demanded his removal from streaming platforms.
Generative AIs such as Dall-E and Midjourney are becoming increasingly popular. They are able to create hyper-realistic illustrations or photographs. However, the Artificial Intelligence revolution is not confined to the pictorial arts, since models that can compose and generate “realistic” music from a textual description already exist, MusicLM, from Google for example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y0U4hmHt44
In “Heart On My Sleeve”, The Weeknd and Drake give each other a cue in a deep bass track, on a catchy piano tune. Surely, this song is destined to reach the top of the charts. The only problem is that neither of the two singers took part in its recording or gave their consent for their voice to be used. This piece created using AI has been published on social networks by an Internet user named Ghostwriter. This title is for him like revenge on the music industry.
Spotify and Apple Music take down this AI-generated track 48 hours after it was posted
Commenting on his song on TikTok, he writes: “I was a composer in the shadows for 4 years, and I was paid next to nothing. The future is here “. “Heart On My Sleeve” has gone viral, and it’s got creators and record companies shivering. Their economic model is questioned. To combat this phenomenon, the music industry would like prevent researchers from using their content to train their models.
Listen to this AI generated song featuring Drake & The Weeknd.
It goes so damn hard.
It’s by “Ghostwriter977” on TikTok and it’s blowing up on socials + streaming platforms.
UMG, which controls around 1/3 of the global music market, has already asked streaming platforms to ban… pic.twitter.com/roz2EfI48M
— Roberto Nickson (@rpnickson) April 16, 2023
“We have a moral and commercial responsibility to our artists: we must strive to prevent unauthorized use of their music and prevent platforms from ingesting content that violates artists’ rights.” The biggest music streaming services, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other Tidal have listened to UMG’s exhortations. The track “Heart On My Sleeve” was removed from these platforms 48 hours after going live.
Source : NBC News
