First Artificial Intelligence Rapper aka 'AR Artist' FN MEKA signed to a major label

[Rev Jones]

fuuuuuuuuck this shit
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Capitol Records has signed its first virtual rapper, an AI robot named FN Meka.

The deal was inked following Meka’s explosive independent success on TikTok with its singles “Moonwalkin,” “Speed Demon” and “Internet.” The rapper has garnered over a billion views and has accrued 10 million followers on TikTok alone, making it the No. 1 virtual being on the platform.
To celebrate the new deal, Meka dropped its first single with Capitol Records titled “Florida Water” featuring Gunna and Fortnite streamer Clix. It was produced by Turbo and DJ Holiday. The A.I. rapper also announced earlier this week that it had starred in a new commercial for Apple Music.
Ryan Ruden, Capitol Music Group’s Executive Vice President of Experiential Marketing & Business Development, told Music Business Worldwide that Meka, “meets at the intersection of music, technology and gaming culture,” and “is just a preview of what’s to come.”


“As of now, a human voice performs the vocals, but we are working towards the ability to have a computer come up with and perform its own words – and even collaborate with other computers as ‘co-writers,'” Martini said.
He added that his Factory New label, “developed proprietary AI technology that analyzes certain popular songs of a specified genre and generates recommendations for the various elements of song construction: lyrical content, chords, melody, tempo, sounds, etc.” It would then, “combine these elements to create the song.”
Major labels have been investing in A.I. talent for a few years now. Warner Records recently struck a deal with K-Pop’s SM Entertainment and a “Metaverse Girl Group” called girl group aespa, which is comprised of four human members and four virtual members.
In China, Warner Music Group’s pan-Asian dance label Whet Records also signed a virtual artist called Ha Jiang.

[Rev Jones]

mehhh

[TSA]

pretty boring

[ShaDynasty]

It was bound to happen.

[Rev Jones]

Capitol dropped the AI act due to backlash

https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.72822/t...rapper-fn-meka



every line in the article below is absolutely surreal

https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.72829/t...ecords-dropped

I mean, read that shit twice and think about it. lmao! THE MIND BOGGLES.

[TSA]

Hhahaha!
I like how hundreds of years and trillions of dollars of AI research accumulates to an AI soundcloud hispanic that says nigga made by white ppl.

If anyone thinks AI will have a more admirable function than this, you're in for a ride

[ShaDynasty]

The reality is artists will start voluntarily using AI to flesh out their ideas, to the point where AI may become the critical factor in music.

All an AI needs is more data, then it will be able to perform the function of your youtube and spotify recommendations. Except instead of recommending the Lafayette Afro Rock Band or Pusha T, it could create some brand new never heard piece of music just for you. Or make something with a really broad appeal that becomes a global hit - you can see why up and coming artists will want the edge on their competition.

TSA, AI (and computers) are not hundreds of years old, most of the important AI breakthroughs were in the last 20 or so years. Once a certain line is crossed, theres no way of going back.

[ShaDynasty]

Lol. AI songs. Check out this music channel btw lol. Its objectively laughable music, but all you gotta do is sharpen that algorithm.

[hiphopjunky]

Wait...so wouldn't this make it an AI ghost writer, not rapper ?