Jorja Smith’s record company wants royalties for Haven’s “AI clone” song I Run

Brit Award-winning singer Jorja Smith’s record label has said it wants a share of royalties from a song it said was created using an artificial intelligence “clone” of the singer’s voice.

British dance act Haven’s “I Run” went viral on TiKTok in October, thanks in part to the smooth soul vocals of an uncredited singer.

It made its way to charts in the UK and US, but was banned from streaming services after the record industry issued takedown notices claiming the track infringed copyright by impersonating another artist.

Although “I Run” has now been re-released with new vocals, Smith’s label FAMM said it believes the track was created using an AI trained on her work and is demanding compensation.

“This isn’t just about Jorja. It’s about more than one artist or one song,” FAMM wrote in a statement on Instagram.

The label said it believes “both versions of the track violate….”