Rapper Bad Bunny recently unleashed his frustration over a viral TikTok track using AI to mimic his voice, along with fabricated vocals from Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee. In a stern message on his WhatsApp channel, Bad Bunny urged fans who liked the song “NostalgIA” to exit the group chat, stating, “You don’t deserve to be my friends” and excluding them from his tour. The track, attributed to user flowgptmusic, sparked controversy, though there’s no confirmed link to the AI platform FlowGPT. The Puerto Rican artist, with over 83 million monthly Spotify listeners, criticized the song with explicit language.
Bad Bunny’s record label has yet to comment on the AI-generated track, and there’s no public response from Justin Bieber or Daddy Yankee. This incident echoes previous instances, such as Drake and The Weeknd facing voice cloning in the track “Heart On My Sleeve,” leading to its removal from major music platforms. While some argue that AI can be a valuable tool in music creation, the lack of clear copyright laws raises questions about ownership. Spotify’s CEO expressed openness to AI tracks but drew a line at cloning artists’ voices in a BBC interview.
