On Aug. 22, Capitol Records announced its newest signee, FN Meka—the world’s first augmented reality (AR) rapper. Two days later, the label “severed ties” with the rapper, citing relentless online ...

At the center of this particular issue is not just the use of racial stereotypes by the FN Meka character, which was created by the music company Factory Now and has more than 1 billion views and 10 ...

The investor behind the controversial AI rapper project FN Meka has come under scrutiny recently for his own music as Rolling Stone has revealed that the music manager’s band “frequently used the ...

A "virtual" rapper with a record deal? That was the case — until Capitol Music Group nixed its "first AR artist" FN Meka from its label after the partnership spurred backlash. The music label, a ...

Let’s get the “offensive” part out of the way. There are two parts here; one is the idea that creativity can be automated like so many other industries, forcing true artists to compete with digital ...

Anthony Martini, a co-founder of virtual music company Factory New, has said that listeners should be critical of the rap lyrics that informed the controversial A.I. rapper FN Meka. “If you’re mad ...

Activist groups like Industry Blackout had described the project as a "direct insult to the Black community" in an open letter earlier on Tuesday. By J. Clara Chan Digital Media Writer Capitol Music ...

Capitol Records has dropped AI rapper FN Meka, less than two weeks after it signed the computer-generated rap artist to its roster. FN Meka, which has over 10 million followers on TikTok, had come ...

FN Meka, a “robot rapper” powered by artificial intelligence, with over 10million followers on TikTok and more than a billion views on the platform, has inked a deal with Capitol Records On the song, ...

On its surface, the saga of FN Meka appeared to be a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of music powered by artificial intelligence. The digital avatar of a Black man with green braids, face tattoos ...