Justin Bieber’s Viral Song About ‘Diddy’ Party’ Likely Generated By AI, Researchers Say

A song that appears to have been posted by Justin Bieber, with lyrics that the singer “got lost at a ‘Diddy’ party,” has racked up millions of views on social platforms including TikTok, X and YouTube. Researchers told CBS News that the song was likely created using artificial intelligence.

The song first surfaced on platforms in April, with a TikTok video that racked up 7 million views. It recently went viral after Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged Last week, Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation for the purpose of prostitution. Combs has denied the charges.

Lyrics include, “It wasn’t worth all the fortune and fame” and “I was in it for a new Ferrari, but it cost me more than my soul.” The song appears to reference allegations of sexual abuse and other misconduct at Combs’ residences.

There is no record of Bieber releasing the song and it does not appear in his catalog. Representatives for Bieber did not respond to CBS News’ request for comment. Bieber signed with Combs’ protégé Usher in 2008.

Many social media users pointed out that the song appeared to be created by AI; others seemed to believe the song was posted by Bieber. The song has been used in more than 4,500 TikTok videos alone, CBS News found.

Google Trends data shows that searches for the words “Bieber” and “Diddy” together peaked in late March to early April, around the time the song began circulating on social media, and searches for both artists spiked again when the song began circulating again in late September.

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CBS News ran the song through several AI audio detection tools; several results indicated that the audio, or at least parts of it, were likely generated by AI.

Stephen Stahl, co-founder of AI-powered audio detection tool Ai-SPY, also told CBS News that he believes the song may have been generated by AI. He said someone likely wrote the lyrics and melody, then uploaded them to a website and used a clone of Justin Bieber’s voice to create the song.

“AI is [going to] “This would make it easier for anyone to create a song, faster and more efficiently,” Stahl said. “The downside is that anyone will be able to create a song. So talent is no longer a prerequisite for building a good song.”

Zohaib Ahmed, CEO and founder of Resemble AI, an AI detection company, told CBS News that his company’s tool revealed that the song was likely generated by AI.

Combs’ musical catalog has seen a jumping in the streams after his indictment, with an average increase of 18.3% the week of his arrest compared to the previous week, according to industry data and analytics firm Luminate.

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