UMG Responds to Viral Fake Drake AI Song
Common Music Group has responded to the large information of this week: a pretend Drake track created with AI that’s going viral on social media and streaming platforms.
The observe referred to as ‘coronary heart on my sleeve’, credited to the ‘artist’ “ghostwriter,” has racked up greater than 230,000 performs on YouTube and greater than 630,000 streams on Spotify.
The track additionally options AI-replicated vocals of The Weeknd’s voice. As we’re conscious, each Canadian superstars launch music by way of UMG’s Republic Information. Now the mum or dad label has responded to the event in a press assertion.
“UMG’s success has been, partly, because of embracing new know-how and placing it to work for our artists–as we now have been doing with our personal innovation round AI for a while already.
“With that mentioned, nevertheless, the coaching of generative AI utilizing our artists’ music (which represents each a breach of our agreements and a violation of copyright legislation) in addition to the supply of infringing content material created with generative AI on DSPs, begs the query as to which aspect of historical past all stakeholders within the music ecosystem need to be on: the aspect of artists, followers and human artistic expression, or on the aspect of deep fakes, fraud and denying artists their due compensation.
These situations display why platforms have a elementary authorized and moral accountability to stop the usage of their companies in ways in which hurt artists.
“We’re inspired by the engagement of our platform companions on these points–as they acknowledge they must be a part of the answer.”
Some music streaming companies reminiscent of Apple Music, Deezer, and TIDAL have pulled down the observe right now (April 17). However this can undoubtedly be an attention-grabbing story to trace as situations like these will preserve happening earlier than a strict rule is utilized on DSPs’ finish.
