The decision came after online backlash accusing the creators of propagating anti-Black stereotypes. FN Meka was created by Factory New, a music label designed to house only virtual influencers.

The man who says he voiced controversial virtual AI rapper FN Meka has come forward and is claiming he was "ghosted" by the creators of the "rapper" when the project got off the ground and was never ...

The world saw its first virtual artificial intelligence rapper this week—named FN Meka—and then Capitol Records, which had introduced the character to the audience, quickly shut it down just days ...

Eleven days ago, Capitol Records, the 80-year-old music institution, announced that it had broken into the metaverse by becoming the first major label to “sign” a virtual rapper named FN Meka. Today, ...

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 ...

When Capitol Records signed so-called robot rapper FN Meka earlier this month, it billed the move as a new frontier in the music industry. But just weeks after the Black male cyborg debuted its first ...

The announcement of FN Meka's record deal hasn't been without its own controversy. People have shown opposition to the "rapper" using the N-word on his previous tracks including "Moonwalkin" from 2019 ...

Capitol Records has cut ties with FN Meka, the virtual rapper with over 10 million TikTok followers. The decision came after online backlash accusing the creators of propagating anti-Black stereotypes ...

“CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately. We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough ...