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Celine Dion Warns Fans of AI-Generated Music That Is ‘Fake & Not Approved’

The star shared a statement about AI on Instagram.

Céline Dion lors de la projection du documentaire «I Am: Celine Dion» à New York le 17 juin 2024
Céline Dion lors de la projection du documentaire «I Am: Celine Dion» à New York le 17 juin 2024
Kristina Bumphrey

Celine Dion is speaking out against artificial intelligence-generated music that is using her likeness.

The legendary vocalist took to Instagram on Friday (March 7) to share a statement, writing, “It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion’s musical performances, and name and likeness, is currently circulating online and across various Digital Service Providers.”


The statement continued, “Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography.”

However, Dion did not indicate exactly which AI-generated songs or performances have been circulating. See her post here and below.

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Dion recently made her long-awaited return to the stage last year, performing Édith Piaf’s 1950 classic “Hymne à L’Amour” on the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony in July. The event came after she cancelled the dates on her North American Courage world tour before revealing she is fighting Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes severe muscle spasms. Accompanied by a piano and rocking a stunning white gown, the singer delivered her effortlessly flawless vocals as she belted the lyrics to the song, which translates to “The Hymn of Love.”

“I haven’t fought the illness; it’s still within me and will be forever,” she told Vogue France early last year, noting that she follows athletic, physical and vocal therapy five times a week. “Hopefully, we’ll find a miracle, a way to heal through scientific research, but I have to learn to live with it. I work on everything, from my toes to my knees, calves, fingers, singing, voice… It’s the condition I have to learn to live with now, by stopping questioning myself.”

She concluded, “There is one thing that will never stop, and that’s the desire. It’s the passion. It’s the dream. It’s the determination.”

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This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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