Is AI the Future of Sampling? Metro Boomin's "BBL Drizzy" Breakthrough
May 18, 2024
Metro Boomin, a renowned music producer, inadvertently made history by using an AI-generated sample in his recent track "BBL Drizzy." This move, sparked by a diss from Drake, has spotlighted the potential of AI in music production.
When Metro Boomin responded to Drake's diss with "BBL Drizzy," he utilized a sample created by Udio, an AI music startup. The sample featured a vintage-sounding soul vocalist, who turned out to be entirely AI-generated. This marked the first major instance of AI-generated sampling in commercial music. The track quickly went viral, and the incident highlighted how AI can simplify the complex and often lengthy process of sample clearance. Udio’s co-founder, David Ding, emphasized that AI could streamline rights management and generate realistic, genre-specific music, opening new doors for producers. Despite the excitement, legal and ethical issues regarding AI's use of copyrighted material remain unresolved, necessitating caution and transparency in its application.
A piece of music created entirely by artificial intelligence, mimicking the sound and style of human-made samples.
The legal process of obtaining permission to use a portion of a pre-existing song in a new composition.
