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‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Is Now a Spanish AI Song


Universal Music Group released a Spanish version of "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," using a voice clone for Brenda Lee's Spanish vocals.

Universal Music Group released “Noche Buena y Navidad,” a Spanish version of the classic Christmas song, on Friday, featuring Brenda Lee ‘s voice-cloned vocals from the original recording. “Noche Buena y Navidad” comes about four months after UMG announced a partnership with the AI music startup SoundLabs over the summer, touting the new deal as a way for artists to create their own voice clones. “One of the things we’re super bullish on is augmenting the human process,” says Brian “BT” Transeau, SoundLabs’ founder and a composer who’s worked with Madonna, Death Cab for Cutie, and Sting.

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