Celine Dion warns fans about AI-generated songs masquerading as her music: 'Fake and not approved'

International music superstar Celine Dion has issued a warning to fans to beware of fakes.

The artist's team took to her official social media channels over the weekend: "It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion's musical performances, and name and likeness, is currently circulating online and across various digital service providers. Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography."

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The fakes include a cover of gospel song "Heal Me Lord," which has been viewed one million times, a duet of "I Will Always Love You" with Whitney Houston, and a collaboration with Charlie Puth on "See You Again," Canada's CBC reported of the native of that country's province of Quebec.

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Dion's long list of genuine hits include "My Heart Will Go On," "The Power of Love," "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," and "That's the Way It Is." While she's toured the world and held hit residencies in Las Vegas, the artist's career has been stymied by her struggle with stiff-person syndrome, which she revealed in December 2022. The rare neurological disorder was causing "severe and persistent muscle spasms" that were affecting her walking and singing.

Still, Dion made a stunning comeback at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, when she performed Édith Piaf's "L’Hymne à l’amour" from the Eiffel Tower, marking her first performance since speaking out about her health condition.

Dion is one of many music artists who have taken a position on AI. In April 2024, more than 200 of them, including Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, and the estate of Frank Sinatra, signed an open letter calling on companies to "stop devaluing music" and to halt training AI models with their work without permission. Moreover, they warned against an "assault on human creativity."

Related: Celine Dion calls out Donald Trump for playing 'My Heart Will Go On' at campaign rally: 'Really, THAT song?'

Dion herself also protected her work in August 2024, when she publicly criticized Donald Trump for using a video of her singing her signature Titanic love theme at a campaign rally without permission.

"Today, Celine Dion's management team and her record label Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing 'My Heart Will Go On' at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana," she posted on social media. "In no way is this use authorized and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use."

She added, "…And really, THAT song?"

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