US EditionJorja Smith's record label wants royalties from 'AI clone' song I Run by Haven
FAMM claims AI-generated vocals on Haven’s viral song I Run infringe Jorja Smith’s rights and seeks royalties, citing potential AI use of her discography in song creation.
- FAMM, Jorja Smith's record label, is seeking compensation, alleging Haven's I Run used an AI 'clone' of Smith's voice and that both song versions infringe her rights and exploit songwriters.
- Haven's creators admit they used AI tools, saying producer Harrison Walker's vocals were processed with Suno to create a female tone; Walker explained, `It shouldn't be any secret that I used AI-assisted vocal processing to transform solely my voice for I Run`.
- The record was first uploaded in February this year and later removed by streaming platforms after takedown notices alleging impersonation, while a replacement with new vocals entered the UK Top 40 last week.
- FAMM framed the dispute as a test for industry rules and said it would allocate royalties pro‑rata to songwriters who have collaborated with Jorja Smith if AI helped write I Run.
- Suno, the music-generation company, has admitted its software was trained on copyrighted works and said it considered that use legal under fair-use laws; this year, over 1,000 artists including Kate Bush and Paul McCartney protested, and Spotify removed 75million spammy AI tracks.
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“Creators are collateral damage” in AI race says Jorja Smith’s label, after AI voice clone track goes viral
Back in October a dance track called ‘I Run’ - which sounded like it featured vocals by Jorja Smith - went viral on TikTok and was then set to chart after arriving on streaming services. However, the vocals had been AI generated without Smith’s involvement. Now her record label, FAMM - which is distributed by Sony Music’s The Orchard - is calling for AI-generated music to be clearly labelled, and for artists whose music is used to train AI model…
Jorja Smith demands to be credited on HAVEN's viral song "I Run" for the use of her artificial intelligence-generated voice.
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