Kehlani has sounded off after she found out that an A.I. artist landed a record deal worth millions.
The artist in question goes by Xania Monet. The A.I.-generated artist is voiced by poet Telisha Jones, who used Suno technology to create the avatar and her own poetry to make songs. Jones was reportedly involved in a major bidding war among several notable record labels before she was offered $3 million for a deal from former Interscope executive Neil Jacobson’s Hallwood Media.
“There is an AI R&B artist who just signed a multimillion-dollar deal, and has a top 5 R&B album … and the person is doing none of the work,” Kehlani said in a TikTok video.
“I think you guys think that AI can just be the cover for something," she added. "Which some people can use, they can make an AI cover. AI