At the center of this particular issue is not just the use of racial stereotypes by the FN Meka character, which was created by the music company Factory Now and has more than 1 billion views and 10 ...

On Aug. 22, Capitol Records announced its newest signee, FN Meka—the world’s first augmented reality (AR) rapper. Two days later, the label “severed ties” with the rapper, citing relentless online ...

The investor behind the controversial AI rapper project FN Meka has come under scrutiny recently for his own music as Rolling Stone has revealed that the music manager’s band “frequently used the ...

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 ...

Activist groups like Industry Blackout had described the project as a "direct insult to the Black community" in an open letter earlier on Tuesday. By J. Clara Chan Digital Media Writer Capitol Music ...

Anthony Martini, a co-founder of virtual music company Factory New, has said that listeners should be critical of the rap lyrics that informed the controversial A.I. rapper FN Meka. “If you’re mad ...

On its surface, the saga of FN Meka appeared to be a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of music powered by artificial intelligence. The digital avatar of a Black man with green braids, face tattoos ...

A "virtual" rapper with a record deal? That was the case — until Capitol Music Group nixed its "first AR artist" FN Meka from its label after the partnership spurred backlash. The music label, a ...

Robots! They're just like us — because they can get cancelled, too, apparently. Virtual rapper FN Meka made FN headlines when it was signed by Capitol Records, who claimed it was the "first AR artist" ...

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 ...