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September 7, 2023
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A.I.-Generated Drake and The Weeknd Song Submitted to Grammys

[ad_1] An A.I.-generated track that includes mimicked vocals of Drake and The Weeknd has been submitted for Grammy consideration in 2024, despite neither Toronto artist having anything to do with the song.Drake and The Weeknd A.I. Song Submitted to GrammysRecording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday (Sept. 5) that the song, titled "Heart On My Sleeve," is "absolutely eligible" despite its falsified vocals, "because it was written by a human." The lyrics were in fact penned by an artist named Ghostwriter to have the fake Drake and The Weeknd's computer-generated voices come to life.Now, Ghostwriter is aiming to take home one of music's most coveted awards, with a...

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May 29, 2023
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Playboi Carti, The Weeknd FaceTime Each Other Ahead of New Collab

[ad_1] It looks like Playboi Carti and The Weeknd have something planned for this week.On Saturday (May 28), Playboi Carti and The Weeknd shared a screenshot of themselves Facetiming each other as rumors swirl they are planning to drop their collaborative song real soon. As shared on The Weeknd's social media pages, the screenshot features the King Vamp himself on FaceTime with a grin on his face while Abel greets him with a huge smile on his face. The R&B/Pop star captioned the photo with a vampire and burning heart emojis.The FaceTime photo comes after a snippet of their joint track surfaced online last week. Apparently, while at a red-carpet event at...

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May 23, 2023
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The Weeknd Previews New Playboi Carti Collab – Listen

[ad_1] The Weeknd previewed an upcoming collab with Playboi Carti during the red-carpet premiere for his new television series The Idol.On Monday night (May 22), the upcoming HBO series The Idol cocreated by and costarring The Weeknd premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. The red carpet portion of the event reportedly featured songs that will appear on the upcoming The Idol Vol. 1 Soundtrack. One song in particular is Abel's rumored collab with Playboi Carti.In video from the event (below), the song can be heard playing in the background while attendees pose for pictures on the red carpet. The track sounds similar to early 2000s-era Neptunes production and finds Playboi Carti rapping in...

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May 15, 2023
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The Weeknd Changes Social Media Handles to His Birth Name

[ad_1] It looks like The Weeknd is forging ahead with his plans to retire his stage name and be known by his real name Abel Tesfaye.On Monday (May 15), The Weeknd changed his Twitter and Instagram account handles to his birth name Abel Tesfaye. This comes as the R&B singer revealed in a recent W magazine cover story that he's ready to enter the next phase in his musical career and leave his Weeknd persona behind."It's getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter," he told the publication. "I'll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to...

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May 8, 2023
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The Weeknd Wants to Kill The Weeknd

[ad_1] In a new interview with W magazine, The Weeknd reveals that he wants to kill The Weeknd.In an in-depth cover story for W magazine's "Pop Issue," The Weeknd says that he's on a "cathartic path" and is ready to close the chapter on his musical persona known as The Weeknd. "It's getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter," he tells W magazine Editor at Large Lynn Hirschberg. "I'll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I'm definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn."The Weeknd added:...

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April 22, 2023
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The Weeknd Almost Gets Burnt by Pyrotechnics While Performing

[ad_1] The Weeknd almost had a close call with some pyrotechnics while performing at Coachella last weekend.On Saturday (April 22), a Twitter fan page dedicated to The Weeknd posted a video of the Canadian singer's performance at the 2023 Coachella Music & Arts Festival last weekend. In the clip, the Grammy Award-winning crooner was a surprise guest during Metro Boomin's set at the music festival. While performing his verse on Future's 2016 song "Low Life," Abel got too close to the pyrotechnics and almost got barbecued. It happened when The Weeknd was urging the crowd to sing along to the "Low Life" chorus. Suddenly, a burst of fire blew up near him...

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April 18, 2023
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Universal Music Group Takes a Stand Against A.I.-Generated Music

[ad_1] Universal Music Group is taking a stand against A.I.-generated music. The major record label has even gone as far as having a fake song using the voices of Drake and The Weeknd removed from services like YouTube.According to a recent report published by Financial Times, Universal Music Group is strongly urging music streaming services such as Apple Music, YouTube and Spotify to block companies that use artificial intelligence from access to the label's copyrighted songs. UMG says the A.I. companies use their artists' music to train the technology required to produce melodies and lyrics that were never recorded by real people.The Financial Times reports that emails sent out to popular digital streaming platforms last month by...

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April 17, 2023
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Drake, The Weeknd’s Voice-Generated A.I. Song Is a Hit Online

[ad_1] It looks like the voice-generated song trend has reached a fever pitch with the latest Drake and The Weeknd song created by artificial intelligence.On Friday (April 14), a mysterious creative artist named "Ghostwriter" posted on his social media channels a track called "Heart on My Sleeve" featuring the voice-generated A.I. vocals of Drake and The Weeknd. The song has both Canadian artists rapping and singing about Selena Gomez. The fake tune has become a hit on social media and streaming services for how realistic it sounds. The two-minute song contains Metro Boomin''s familiar producer tag ("If Metro don't trust you, I'mma shoot ya"), a downing piano groove and a bass-heavy beat."I...

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March 1, 2023
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The Weeknd Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Listeners on Spotify

[ad_1] The Weeknd has broken another streaming-related record after becoming the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify.The streaming service announced the milestone on Monday (Feb. 27) via social media, along with a graphic of the diamond-selling artist."It’s official: On February 27, The Weeknd became the first artist in Spotify History to reach 100 Million monthly listeners," the post reads.The feat is another example of The Weeknd's megastar status. For perspective, Drake has 68,625,288 monthly listeners, as of press time. Taylor Swift has 80,313,167. Bad Bunny, who is considered the biggest artist in the world right now, only has 63,980,414 monthly listeners on the popular streaming platform.In addition to the latest landmark,...

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October 14, 2022
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Drake and The Weeknd Refuse to Submit for 2023 Grammys – Report

[ad_1] For yet another year, both Drake and The Weeknd remain adamant in their refusal to submit music for Grammy award consideration.According to a Pitchfork report published on Friday (Oct. 14), Drake and The Weeknd's most recent solo musical offerings were noticeably absent from the voting ballots as the Recording Academy opened up its first round of the nomination process for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on Thursday (Oct. 13).Despite both Toronto-bred mega stars having been featured on plenty of songs that are included on this year's Grammy ballot, neither Drake's Honestly, Nevermind nor The Weeknd's Dawn FM were seemingly submitted for Grammy Award consideration. The same can be said for any singles from the respective projects such as Drizzy's "Jimmy Cooks" featuring...

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