Sometimes a song just comes out of nowhere and does great! But also, there’s well worn paths to buying your way to a small amount of public attention. And these ways have been common as long as the…
  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    So they spend $3k to get on the chart. Presumably, the business model of the scam (even scams need a business model) is to get noticed by clueless music journalists, and the articles then drive actual traffic to the scammer. They need >3k downloads of $1 each to make a profit.

    Are there a before and after results breakdown that show if they’re actually making a profit or not? If not, the problem should take care of itself. If they are, well, someone finally found a business model where AI is profitable.

    • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      I think this was a proof of concept, so you don’t need to have a profitable business model just yet.

      I expect the next version will create a complete individual with video of them “playing at bars” or “small concerts”.

      The goal will be to not be AI, but a real person.

      Heck they may even sell it as a service. If you pay me $10,000 you can be a country music star.

      Rebecca Black’s parents paid $4,000 to make a music video. I don’t think they intended it to become this popular thing, but it did.

      Would you (or could you imagine someone might) pay a little more to be a guaranteed success?

      • o7___o7@awful.systemsEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        For all that, Black has put in the work and become a solid musician. Hell, she was at Bonaroo this year.