Tool Analysis: FineShare Singify

By: Sabrina Enriquez

Summary

AI cover songs have become really popular in recent months. Now, anyone can have their favorite artist sing a cover song. FineShare is an example of a company that has enabled people to do this. FineShare is a software company that has created various products and tools, such as Singify, which is an AI song cover generator. This new tool was released by FineShare earlier this year, following the release of an AI voice changer, which allows anyone to record their voice and transform it into any other voice. Singify allows people to choose a celebrity or character and have them cover any song. Creating a cover on this website is straightforward, involving just three steps: pick a voice, pick a song, and generate it. This tool is free to use but does offer a premium subscription option. The free subscription provides you with 2,000 credits that allow you to create covers, but after that, you must purchase more credits. The subscription plan costs $7 per month and provides 80,000 credits per month, along with access to all AI models. There is also a pay-as-you-go plan that offers a certain number of credits depending on how much you pay. Although the free subscription plan doesn’t provide as many credits, it still allows you to download all your covers and gives you the opportunity to earn more credits by inviting friends. In an article by Bruce Houghton, released on Hypebot in March 2023 and titled, “What is an AI Cover Song, and why are Major Labels so afraid of them?” Houghton discusses how the music industry is concerned about this trending tool.

Analysis

Although this new tool may seem like a cool product, there are many controversies that come with it. In Bruce Houghton’s article, he describes how the music industry and music labels are upset about this trending tool and have stated that the use of these covers “is unauthorized and infringes our members’ rights by making unauthorized copies of our members’ works.” Music labels are concerned that cover songs and new songs will be created using these tools without the artists’ permission, which could be considered unethical. With the spread of these covers, especially on TikTok, many music labels are becoming worried about how popular they could become. Singify is just one example of a tool that allows you to create cover songs; there are many more apps that allow you to do the same, which concerns people in the music industry.

Although many people in the industry are worried about this new tool, it is still relatively new and doesn’t produce the best quality. The songs that Singify creates sound robotic and very much like AI created them. For example, there is a cover of Donald Trump singing “Cardigan” by Taylor Swift, and it sounds nothing like the original; you can easily tell that it isn’t a real cover. These new technologies are still relatively new and don’t produce the best results. While it’s essential for the music industry to stay vigilant about AI’s progress within the music industry, these covers don’t exactly replicate the sound of real music and covers. In an article by Dallas Wynn from Musical Instrument Pro, “AI Cover Songs: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Music Production,” he discusses how these AI covers won’t necessarily replace human-made songs. These covers may be new and exciting, but they don’t compare to the quality of human-made songs and covers. Of course, in the future, there’s always the possibility that these tools will improve and produce better songs.