AI-generated music is trending big time. These songs are made by mimicking someone’s voice so perfectly, it’s like hearing them sing a track they’ve never even touched.
It’s no surprise then that we’re hearing famous artists “singing” songs that aren’t theirs. All thanks to AI.
According to Media Indonesia, social media is flooded with clips of artists like Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Drake, and The Weeknd singing tracks they never recorded. Imagine Ariana belting out Komang, Rungkad, or Sial to Domba Kuring. Sounds wild, right?
Even crazier, it’s not just musicians being imitated. There’s even a clip of President Joko Widodo “singing” Asmalibrasi making the rounds online.
The use of AI in music has split opinions. Some see it as a disaster, while others think it’s the next big thing.
Sure, some say AI kills the creativity and improvisation of real musicians, but not everyone agrees. Grimes, for instance, is all for it—as long as she gets her cut.
In a post, she said, “I’ll take 50% royalties if my voice is used in a hit AI-generated song.”
“This is the same deal I offer to any artist collaborating with me. Feel free to use my voice—no legal worries. I’m not tied to any label,” she explained.
She’s even working on a program to let people simulate her voice for their projects. “We’re building something to accurately replicate my voice. Soon, we’ll provide samples so people can create their own versions,” she added.
Not everyone’s on board, though. Universal Music Group recently pulled down an AI-generated track called Heart on My Sleeve that had Drake and The Weeknd “dueting.” The song racked up 15 million views on TikTok and 600,000 streams on Spotify before it got removed.
Universal wasn’t shy about its stance: “Throughout history, the music industry has always stood with artists, fans, and human creativity—not with fake imitations.”
Indonesian musician Indra Aziz also slammed the trend, calling it unethical. “In visual art, AI often uses thousands of existing artworks as input without the artist’s consent. The same thing happens in music, and it’s just not right,” he said in Pophariini.
Indra explained that AI can analyze beats, pitch, and lyrics to recreate an artist’s unique sound. “When everything in music becomes mathematically perfect, who’s going to nail it? Computers and AI, of course,” he added.
Indra sees it as an “adapt or die” situation for musicians. He believes those who can’t keep up risk being left behind.
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