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Jermaine Dupri Speaks Out After Creator Of AI Artist Xania Monet Defends Emerging Shift In Music Industry
It’s a no for #JermaineDupri.
The Grammy-winning producer is making it very clear where he stands on AI artists entering the music industry. Responding to a recent interview Mississippi poet Telisha Nikki Jones, the mastermind and lyricist behind AI artist #XaniaMonet, did with #GayleKing defending her creation, Jermaine wrote on X, “So let me get this right, years ago the industry found out that Milli Vanilli weren’t really the voices on their Grammy winning record and they were stripped of their Grammy, but now we’re getting ready to accept people who can’t even sing, creating songs for a fake person?” He ended with, “How is this any different than Milli Vanilli?”
During her sit-down, Jones acknowledged that she can’t sing but said Xania Monet still feels real to her. “I wouldn’t call it a shortcut, because I still put in the work,” she shared. Jones continued defending Xania Monet and where the industry is headed: “Anytime something new comes about and it challenges the norm and it challenges what we’re used to, you’re going to get strong reactions behind it. And I just feel that AI is the new era that we’re in. I look at it as a tool, as an instrument. Utilize it!”
Do y’all agree with Jermaine, or is AI the future of the entertainment industry whether we like it or not?
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