Drake and The Weeknd simulation on AI track collaboration goes viral
Drake and The Weeknd collaboration is perfectly recreated on a viral AI song amid speculation it could be a publicity stunt for a tech company
An AI-generated song featuring the simulated voices of Drake and The Weeknd went viral this weekend, sparking speculation that it’s a publicity stunt for a technology startup.
The song, titled Heart on My Sleeve, has been played a lot on TikTok and Twitter. TMZ reported, adding that the track “was made with nothing but the use of AI programming.”
The beginning of the song features a simulated Young Metro introduction before transitioning into a beat heavy with bass.
Drake’s simulation begins with the opening verse, then transitions into a chorus of an AI simulation from The Weeknd.
A number of users speculated as to who might have created the artificial music, including AppSumo’s Mitchell Cohen.
The latest: An AI-generated song featuring the simulated voices of Drake, 36, and The Weeknd, 33, went viral this weekend, sparking speculation it’s a publicity stunt for a technology startup
AppSumo’s Mitchell Cohen called the AI track “a genius marketing stunt,” adding, “Not by Drake, but by a SaaS (software as a service) startup.”
Cohen traced the song’s origin to a TikTok account with the @ghostwriter977 handle.
The account shared an AI version of Drake covering the 2007 Colbie Caillat track Bubbly a few days ago.
The TikTok account says it includes a full version of the track in a link in their biography, which leads to a website asking for personal information in exchange for a full copy of the AI track.
The owner of the website linked to is a startup company called Laylo, which says it’s for creators to gain additional followers and subscribers with their tools, using “drops,” the outlet reported.
While Cohen didn’t specifically point to Laylo for releasing the track, the company itself retweeted its speculative tweets and added a ghost emoji.
A number of users speculated as to who might have created the artificial music, including AppSumo’s Mitchell Cohen
Cohen pointed to the TikTok account the AI-generated track came from
Cohen noted the reasons why he thought the Canadian music artists were not involved with the track
The account shared an AI version of Drake covering the 2007 Colbie Caillat track Bubbly a few days ago
The owner of the linked website is a startup company called Laylo