The Latest Breaking News from The Weeknd

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The pop singer, real name Claire Boucher, said she is willing to “split 50% royalties on any successful AI-generated song that uses my voice”.

A collab by Canadian superstars Drake and The Weeknd, referencing the latter’s ex-girlfriend, the singer and actress Selena Gomez? Hand me that juice. Except, it’s not what it seems, dammit. Last Sunday an original track, heart on my sleeve, appeared online, uploaded by an anonymous artist known only as ghostwriter.…

The new tracks called ‘Winters Cold’ and ‘Not a Game’

Streaming services including Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music have removed a song made using artificial intelligence that cloned the voices of Drake and The Weeknd.

It's just the start of what's set to be a long, complex conflict between deploying AI in pop culture and efforts to protect copyright.

MONTREAL - A new song created using AI software to imitate Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd has been removed from streaming services after quickly racking up millions of listens and sparking debate over the new technology.

The series is from the “sick and twisted minds” of Sam Levinson and Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye

Heart on My Sleeve went viral on TikTok before racking up thousands of streams on streaming services