AI slop is flooding streaming—and musicians are fighting back
- Mar 31
- 1 min read
TIME — In late February, the British singer-songwriter Benedict Cork posted a snippet of himself playing a soulful new song called “Something Kinda Strange.” The clip quickly racked up more than 100,000 plays on TikTok, with fans clamoring for the full song.
A few days later, Cork started receiving messages about the song’s release—which was odd, because he hadn’t finished it yet. Eventually, someone sent him the song, which was on streaming platforms under the name Eduardo Arguelles.
Not only did this rendition have full instrumentation and backing vocals, but it also had a new second verse and bridge, complete with lyrics that Cork begrudgingly wished he had written—including “Something kinda dangerous in the way you say my name.”
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