AI-Created Track Featuring Drake & The Weeknd Pulled From Streaming After Racking Up Over 250,000 Listens

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Earlier this week, there was an AI-generated song that was blowing up on social media and streaming platforms featuring the replicated voices of both Drake and The Weeknd.

While many were big fans of the track, which was put together by Ghostwriter977 on TikTok, it was quickly taken down after Universal Music Group started to ban it on platforms. Keep reading to find out more… The track was titled “Heart on my Sleeve”, and for a quick second was available on many streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal, before it was taken down.

Universal Music Group shared a statement with the BBC, saying that “The training of generative AI using our artists’ music (which represents both a breach of our agreements and a violation of copyright law) as well as the availability of infringing content created with generative AI on DSPs [digital service providers], begs the question as to which side of history all stakeholders in the music ecosystem want to be on: the side of artists, fans and human creative expression, or on the side of deep fakes, fraud and denying artists their due compensation.” “Heart on My Sleeve” racked up 253,900 listens from 161,100 users on Spotify, according to Variety, which adds that the same track on YouTube was at 197,000 views after two days.

The fake Drake and The Weeknd song comes just after Drake called out another AI track, where his replicated vocals were heard rapping on an Ice Spice song.