An AI-generated music that resembled Canadian superstars Drake and The Weeknd has been faraway from streaming companies after considerations had been raised in regards to the mental rights of synthetic intelligence-generated work. However, earlier than being pulled down, it had tens of millions of listens.

An unknown YouTube person, ghostwriter, launched the AI-generated Drake music “Heart On My Sleeve” starring The Weeknd. It simulated the 2 musicians’ voices swapping lyrics about actor and pop singer Selena Gomez, who as soon as dated The Weeknd. The music was additionally launched on different platforms, together with Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok, on Friday.

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The music turned an prompt hit with over over 250,000 Spotify streams and 10 million views on TikTok, TechCrunch reported.

It was rapidly withdrawn, nonetheless, as a consequence of a copyright violation accusation by Universal Music Group (UMG), which distributes works by each artists. The unique YouTube add is banned and comes with the label, “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Universal Music Group.”

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Drake and The Weeknd have but to answer on the difficulty, however Drake beforehand commented on AI-generated deepfake tracks after noticing an AI mannequin of himself singing “Munch” by Ice Spice. “This is the final straw AI,” he wrote on social media.

According to the Financial Times (report backed by a paywall), UMG has requested that streaming suppliers comparable to Spotify prohibit AI corporations from utilizing its music to coach their fashions.

“We have a moral and commercial responsibility to our artists to work to prevent the unauthorised use of their music and to stop platforms from ingesting content that violates the rights of artists and other creators,” a UMG consultant mentioned in an announcement.