Celine Dion Warns Against ‘Fake,’ AI-Generated Songs Popping Up Online

While Dion didn’t elaborate on the offending songs — and a visit to Spotify and Apple Music didn’t immediately reveal any culprits — it’s likely the singer is alluding to an AI-generated cover of the gospel song called “Heal Me Lord” that was uploaded to YouTube in recent months and then recirculated across various accounts; one of the videos, credited to Celine Dion, has over 1 million views.

“Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography,” Dion’s statement added.

AI technology — which allows for software to train on and then replicate a singer’s voice, with or without permission — has presented a problem for the music industry in recent years, like in the case of Drake using an AI Tupac Shakur verse in one of his Kendrick Lamar disses. Other artists — like Kanye West, Grimes, and Randy Travis, the latter unable to speak or sing following a stroke — have embraced the technology.

After years spent recovering from her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, Dion embarked on the comeback trail in 2024 with a high-profile performance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as well as her I Am: Celine Dion documentary.