“Stronger” was recorded using AI from Riky’s words taken from social media posts.
Riky Rick songs generated by artificial intelligence (AI) stronger Released on Youth Day last year, it was nominated for a Webby Award.
stronger The song was recorded using AI from Riky's words taken from social media posts, but more importantly, the track talks about mental health.
The Webby Awards are the internet's preeminent awards, presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body of more than 3,000 industry experts and technology innovators.
stronger was nominated in the Best Cause-Related Campaign category for Advertising, Media and PR – PR Campaign.
Riky Rick, whose real name is Rikuhad Makhado, was MTN's leader during the summer campaign, but after his suicide, the advertising agency TBWA, which was in charge of his account, asked if anything could be said about him and his mental health. I decided to take measures.
The song was put together by Riky's longtime collaborators Ganja Beats, Audio Militia, and lyricist Lebo Mochudi, with help from a Ukraine-based AI company.
Riky fans can vote for the song through the Webby Awards website.
Also read: Riky Rick's new AI-generated song to be released on Youth Day
meaning of the song
With this song, fans heard Boss Zonke's voice again in new music more than a year after his death.
In one line of the song, Riky's voice can be heard saying: That's why I really wanted to remember that we have to take care of those close to us…”
“Our hope is that the Ricki Rick Foundation for the Advancement of Artisticism will encourage individuals and organizations to take care of young people and their mental health and wellbeing, and essentially join us in bringing about the change we want to see in society.” Keep shining,” Ricky Rick's mother, Luisa Zondo, said at the time.
“Believe in young people. Give them as many chances as they need to prove themselves. No matter what,” Riky tweeted eight days before his death. This call now guides the Foundation.
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