Sheryl Crow is voicing her concern with the synthetic intelligence tidal wave sweeping the music business because the “slippery slope” of AI has her fearful in regards to the future.
The Grammy-winning singer not too long ago spoke to the BBC about AI, which she believes “goes in opposition to all the pieces humanity is predicated on.” Crow even ripped Drake for trying to resurrect 2Pac whereas utilizing the late rapper’s AI vocals alongside Snoop Dogg’s on Drizzy’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” diss observe directed at Kendrick Lamar.
“You can not convey folks again from the lifeless and consider that they’d stand for that,” she stated. “I’m certain Drake thought, ‘Yeah, I shouldn’t do it, however I’ll apologize later.’ But it surely’s already executed, and folks will discover it even when he takes it down. It’s hateful. It’s antithetical to the life pressure that exists in all of us.”
Billboard has reached out to Drake’s crew for touch upon Crow’s feedback.
Crow wrestles with subjects comparable to synthetic intelligence and its jarring ramifications on her Evolution album’s title observe, which arrived earlier in 2024.
In April, Tupac Shakur’s property threatened authorized motion if the OVO mogul didn’t take down his “Taylor Made Freestyle” from social media. The property shared the cease-and-desist-letter completely with Billboard.
“The Property is deeply dismayed and upset by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and character,” the property’s legal professional, Howard King, wrote within the letter. “Not solely is the document a flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the property’s authorized rights, it is usually a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of many biggest hip-hop artists of all time. The Property would by no means have given its approval for this use.”
King continued: “The unauthorized, equally dismaying use of Tupac’s voice in opposition to Kendrick Lamar, pal to the Property who has given nothing however respect to Tupac and his legacy publicly and privately, compounds the insult.”
Lower than 24 hours later, Drake obliged and eliminated the observe from his social media platforms.
Earlier this week, the three main music firms every filed lawsuits in opposition to AI music startups Suno and Udio. They cited the alleged repeated infringement of copyrighted recordings “at an nearly unimaginable scale.”
