AI Drake and The Weeknd: Song called Heart On My Sleeve - made with cloned voices - removed from streaming services

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A song featuring the cloned voices of Drake and The Weeknd - using AI technology - has been removed from various streaming sites. Universal Music Group, which publishes both artists through Republic Records, said it has been "embracing" this new technology for some time, but that songs like Heart On My Sleeve, which uses artists' vocals and distributes it to digital service providers (DSPs) like Spotify, "represents both a breach of our agreements and a violation of copyright law". Be the first to get Breaking NewsAt the beginning of the month, Universal Music Group sent emails to music streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music warning them that they "will not hesitate to take steps to protect our rights and those of our artists" over the use of AI-generated songs, according to the Financial Times

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