An AI rapper who is planning to make a major label debut is suddenly terminated by a record company

Capitol Music, which owns major labels such as Capitol Records and Blue Note Records , has announced that it will cancel the contract with artificial intelligence (AI) virtual rapper FN Meka . FN Meka, who has over 10 million followers on TikTok , has been criticized for being 'digital blackface .'

Capitol Drops AI Rapper FN Meka Following Backlash - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/arts/music/fn-meka-dropped-capitol-records.html

AI rapper FN Meka dropped by Capitol following backlash - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-08-23/fn-meka-ai-rapper-dropped-capitol-records

FN Meka is a virtual rapper born from a project backed by Factory New, which claims to be the world's first next-generation music company specializing in virtual existence. FN Meka's voice is human, but the music, lyrical content, melody, and tempo are all AI-generated.

Below is a short movie uploaded to FN Meka's official YouTube channel.

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After that, FN Meka became the first AI-derived virtual artist to sign with a major label. Capitol Music was appealing with a catch phrase 'just a preview of what's to come.'

However, in America, when a white person pretends to be a black person, it is called 'blackface' and is criticized as a hotbed of racism. Industry Blackout, a non-profit organization that pursues fairness in the music business, strongly criticized FN Meka for digitizing blackface, and demanded an apology from Capitol Music. He insisted that all the money spent should be donated to charity and the money should go to black artists on the label.

In a statement posted on Instagram, Industry Blackout said, 'We blame Capitol Music's lack of awareness of how offensive this caricature is. It is a direct response to the Black community and our culture.' It's an insult,' he said.

Industry Blackout also said, ``This digital portrait is a careless abomination and disrespectful to real people facing real consequences in real life. was arrested for rapping lyrics similar to those copied by this robot.The difference between Gunna and FN Meka is that this artificial rapper is not subject to lawsuits.' did.

In response to the criticism, Capital Music said, 'We deeply apologize to the black community for insensitively signing FN Meka's project without adequate discussion of fairness and the creative process behind it. We would like to thank everyone for their constructive feedback over the past few days, and your input has been invaluable to our decision to end our relationship with this project.' issued a statement.

FN Meka had already announced the song on TikTok and streaming services, but the song was deleted at the time of writing the article. Also, FN Meka's Instagram account is set to private.