“I'll split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that uses my voice. Same deal as I would with any artist i collab with,” she tweeted this week. “Feel free to use my voice without penalty. I have no label and no legal bindings. I think it's cool to be fused w a machine and I like the idea of open sourcing all art and killing copyright.” But isn’t splitting a track 50/50 reliant on copyright…? One female artist is ahead of her though – Holly Herndon, who launched her “deepfake twin” Holly+ in 2021. We suggest you (and Grimes) check that out
Grimes encourages people to use her voice in AI-generated tracks - but “no baby murder songs or Nazi anthems.”
02, May, 2023
