If you like listening to the music of an artist who has passed away for a while, you often don’t expect new songs. However, recently, “people” who have been dead for over 20 years have been publishing brand new songs on their official Spotify pages. However, the new music is not some long-lost audio files; it is AI-generated music that doesn’t even sound like the real artists. Keep on reading to discover how this can happen!
New Track Appears Under Country Singer Who’s Been Dead From 1989
Blaze Foley, a country singer who passed away in 1989, suddenly had a new “official” track that was released in the past year. The track, “Together”, was an AI-generated song and the people who listened to it said it had very generic vocals. The track photo was also created with Ai and didn’t resemble anything of the original artist.
It was Craig McDonald from Lost Art Records, who discovered the fraudulent song. He is also responsible for managing Foley’s catalog and said that the song was nowhere near Blaze’s original style. While he flagged the content as fraudulent as soon as he discovered it, it was already too late. The track was already used through the TikTok SoundOn platform. Later, it was removed by Spotify for violating its terms.
Ai Covers Are Becoming a Big Problem
Spotify is not the only place where AI songs have been taking away the money from Artists’ Estates. YouTube has been plagued with AI covers on its platform. Over 1,60 million Ai covers have been posted since the popularity of AI skyrocketed. These covers have caused a loss in revenue of more than 13,5 million dollars. There is no control over the publication of these songs, and it often takes too long before they’re taken down. More artist are requesting bigger protections for their work, especially the monetization of it!
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