Following its meteoric rise and subsequent removal from streaming platforms due to controversy over its vocals, HAVEN’s “I Run” has been re-released with newly recorded vocals from singer Kaitlin Aragon.
Originally uploaded in late-October, “I Run” surged to the top of Spotify’s U.S. Viral 50 chart and was poised for a Hot 100 debut before being pulled from major digital service providers. The track’s vocal processing, which was executed in part with the use of the controversial generative AI music platform Suno, initially produced a result that sounded uncannily like R&B superstar Jorja Smith.
That resemblance prompted takedown notices from Smith’s distributor, The Orchard, and further pressure from the RIAA, as noted by Digital Music News. According to statements from Broke Records, HAVEN’s label partner, no lawsuit has been filed to date, but the original version of “I Run” was removed from DSPs and disqualified from Billboard chart consideration.
Rather than abandon the track, HAVEN opted to rewrite the ending. They discovered Kaitlin Aragon after she posted a cover of the original on TikTok, which led fans to mistakenly believe she had been the original vocalist. The confusion quickly turned into collaboration, however, as Aragon recorded new vocals for the track, this time without the AI filter that fueled the initial controversy.
The track has now been re-released on Spotify, Apple Music and other DSPs. While it remains to be seen if lightning can strike twice in terms of its viral potential, the attention surrounding its controversy has seemingly only amplified interest in it thus far.
Listen to the latenewst version of “I Run” below and find it on streaming platforms here.
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