"They described the music as "a bad AI ripoff, from aesthetics to band name, copying their songs." Get King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Tickets Here While the artist page for "King Lizard Wizard" is now empty, Futurism reports that the "clearly AI-generated" tracks shared titles and lyrics with real King Gizzard songs. One upload, "Rattlesnake," reportedly featured identical lyrics and "notably similar composition" to the original version. The page was reportedly live on Spotify for weeks before being pulled."
"Frontman Stu Mackenzie later told the Los Angeles Times that King Gizzard and their musician friends have been "saying fuck Spotify for years." In a separate interview with The Guardian, he said, "It was a decision about our music and a decision about what we think is right and what we think is not right." Spotify announced in September that it had strengthened its policies against AI voice clones and was rolling out an updated music spam filter."
Spotify recommended an AI-created impersonator named "King Lizard Wizard" on a user's Release Radar playlist, with tracks described as "a bad AI ripoff, from aesthetics to band name, copying their songs." The impersonator's artist page briefly hosted clearly AI-generated uploads that shared titles, lyrics, and notably similar composition with real King Gizzard songs, including a version of "Rattlesnake" with identical lyrics. The fake page remained live for weeks before removal. King Gizzard left Spotify over CEO Daniel Ek's investment in Helsing, and frontman Stu Mackenzie reiterated the band's stance against Spotify. Spotify announced tightened policies and an updated music spam filter in September.
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