Liza Minnelli disputes releasing her first new song in 13 years using artificial intelligence.
All Liza Minnelli wants is for everyone to dance and be creative. Because of this, the EGOT winner is defending "Kids Wait Till You Hear This," her first song in thirteen years, which was produced in association with a company that clones artificial intelligence voices.
“Hi Kids, I’m happy as a clam, laughing like hell and losing my mind!,” Liza posted on Facebook on January 22. “It’s all goin’ on at the time. Today, my first EDM single since The Pet Shop Boys era, released on @elevenlabsio, a Six Billion Dollar techno behemoth does amazing things.”
“Matthew McConaughey was an early investor,” she continued. “Smart. What I will not allow this great company to do? Create, clone or copy my voice!”
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The 79-year-old continued by clarifying that the company does not exploit her voice in any way that is unlawful or deprives her of her creative rights.
“On this dance track, ‘Kids Wait Till You Hear This’ which is a tease for my book, we used AI arrangements,” she clarified. “Not AI vocals. A few trolls didn’t bother to read the truth, check with me or my partners. The shout outs are all mine!”
She went on to urge her fans to support the music, saying, “Go listen, enjoy, and shake your pretty buns to the music, as we glide down the runway to send my book into the world and your very own hot hands.”
Instead of singing as she usually does, Liza speaks different lines over a techno beat in the dance single "Kids Wait Till You Hear This." The song is one of the 13 pieces on ElevenLabs' most recent album, The Eleven, which also includes singer-pianist Michael Feinstein and Simon & Garfunkel's Art Garfunkel, who, like Liza, combine AI-generated sounds with their characteristic music.
Liza went on to discuss why she chose to collaborate with the organization, stating that she was in favor of using her rather than creating a likeness.
“I’ve always believed that music is about connection and emotional truth," the "Cabaret" singer told NBC News in a statement on January 22. "What interested me here was the idea of using my voice and new tools in service of expression, not instead of it. This project respects the artist’s voice, the artist’s choices, and the artist’s ownership.”
