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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Kenan Draughorne

Fake AI-generated Drake/the Weeknd song pulled from streaming services

On Monday, Drake's new song "Search & Rescue" debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. But another track featuring his and the Weeknd's vocals has stolen some of its thunder: "Heart on My Sleeve," a song created by artificial intelligence that replicated their vocal likenesses.

The song racked up over 600,000 streams on Spotify before being taken down on Monday. It's also no longer available to stream on Apple Music, although it can still be found on YouTube and TikTok on Tuesday morning.

Universal Music Group, home to both Drake and the Weeknd, released a statement Monday that labeled the song a breach of copyright.

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