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Reggae band Stick Figure battles viral AI remixes stealing royalties

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The reggae band Stick Figure is facing a crisis as unauthorized AI-generated remixes of their song "Angels Above Me" have gone viral, amassing millions of streams without any royalties reaching the band. Their label is engaged in a constant battle to remove these AI-generated tracks from streaming platforms, with limited success. This situation highlights a growing problem in the music industry where AI tools are being used to create fraudulent music designed to siphon royalties, with Deezer reporting that 85% of detected AI songs are fraudulent. AI

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IMPACT Highlights how AI tools are being exploited to create fraudulent content, impacting artists' livelihoods and intellectual property.

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Reggae band Stick Figure battles viral AI remixes stealing royalties

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  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 · Kate Knibbs ·

    This Reggae Band Is in a Nightmare Battle Against AI Slop Remixes

    When Stick Figure’s six-year-old song shot up the charts, the band was thrilled. But its viral moment was spurred by unauthorized AI remixes.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Reggae is in fact one of the music styles where it's very easy to create derivative music. In fact, it has always been very easy to create a mediocre reggae son

    Reggae is in fact one of the music styles where it's very easy to create derivative music. In fact, it has always been very easy to create a mediocre reggae song. Just search for reggae and/or dub on YouTube ;) And that's why it is so awesome when I hear a really great reggae son…

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