{"id":486201,"date":"2022-08-20T01:21:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T22:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/virtual-rapper-fn-meka-becomes-first-ar-artist-signed-to-major-label\/"},"modified":"2022-08-20T01:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T22:21:34","slug":"virtual-rapper-fn-meka-becomes-first-ar-artist-signed-to-major-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/virtual-rapper-fn-meka-becomes-first-ar-artist-signed-to-major-label\/","title":{"rendered":"#Virtual Rapper FN Meka Becomes \u2018First AR Artist\u2019 Signed To Major Label"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc16bce923\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc16bce923\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/virtual-rapper-fn-meka-becomes-first-ar-artist-signed-to-major-label\/#%E2%80%9CVirtual_Rapper_FN_Meka_Becomes_%E2%80%98First_AR_Artist_Signed_To_Major_Label%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Virtual Rapper FN Meka Becomes \u2018First AR Artist\u2019 Signed To Major Label&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CVirtual_Rapper_FN_Meka_Becomes_%E2%80%98First_AR_Artist_Signed_To_Major_Label%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Virtual Rapper FN Meka Becomes \u2018First AR Artist\u2019 Signed To Major Label&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/08\/unnamed-37-1187x675.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Rapper FN Meka Becomes \u2018First AR Artist\u2019 Signed To Major Label\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Publicist<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nCapitol Records has signed its first virtual r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er, an AI robot named FN Meka.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was inked following Meka\u2019s explosive independent success on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fnmeka?lang=en\">TikTok<\/a> with its singles \u201cMoonwalkin,\u201d \u201cSpeed Demon\u201d and \u201cInternet.\u201d The rapper has garnered over a billion views and has accrued 10 million followers on TikTok alone, making it the No. 1 virtual being on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the new deal, Meka dropped its first single with Capitol Records titled \u201cFlorida Water\u201d featuring Gunna and <em>Fortnite<\/em> streamer Clix. It was produced by Turbo and DJ Holiday. The A.I. rapper also announced earlier this week that it had starred in a new commercial for Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Ruden, Capitol Music Group\u2019s Executive Vice President of Experiential Marketing &amp; Business Development, told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/capitol-records-just-signed-a-virtual-artist-fn-meka-he-has-over-10-million-followers-on-tiktok\/\"><em>Music Business Worldwide<\/em><\/a> that Meka, \u201cmeets at the intersection of music, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and gaming culture,\u201d and \u201cis just a preview of what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChdHdq5hvIo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChdHdq5hvIo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by Meka | [Virtual Rapper] ? (@fnmeka)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u201cThis latest project with FN Meka and Clix, while a first of its kind, is only an evolution of Capitol Records 80-year history of innovation,\u201d Ruden said.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also interviewed Anthony Martini, who served as the\u00a0co-founder of Factory New, the virtual record label Meka was first \u201csigned\u201d to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of now, a human voice performs the vocals, but we are working towards the ability to have a computer come up with and perform its own words \u2013 and even collaborate with other computers as \u2018co-writers,&#8217;\u201d Martini said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-message_pane_message__message_label c-message_kit__labels c-message_kit__labels--light\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added that his Factory New label, \u201cdeveloped proprietary AI technology that analyzes certain popular songs of a specified genre and generates recommendations for the various elements of song construction: lyrical content, chords, melody, tempo, sounds, etc.\u201d It would then, \u201ccombine these elements to create the song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Major labels have been investing in A.I. talent for a few years now. Warner Records recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/aespa-and-sm-entertainment-ink-global-deal-with-warner-records\/\">struck<\/a> a deal with K-Pop\u2019s SM Entertainment and a \u201cMetaverse Girl Group\u201d called girl group aespa, which is comprised of four human members and four virtual members. In China, Warner Music Group\u2019s pan-Asian dance label Whet Records <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/this-robot-rapper-has-9-million-followers-on-tiktok-his-creator-thinks-traditional-ar-is-inefficient-and-unreliable\/\">also signed<\/a> a virtual artist called Ha Jiang.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cFlorida Water\u201d below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ebbXkPvFRNk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ebbXkPvFRNk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mackenzie Cummings-Grady\"><br \/>\nby Mackenzie Cummings-Grady\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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