Chris Martin even personally approved the AI campaign.
Idles have released a Coldplay deepfake as a music video. For the clip for their song “Grace” they used material from their compatriots’ “Yellow” video.
Deepfake Chris Martin sings “Grace”
In the Original video Coldplay frontman Chris Martin runs along the beach singing. Using artificial intelligence, Idles got the singer to belt out the lines of her song “Grace” instead of her own hit. Idles singer Joe Talbot stated that he dreamed the concept. Chris Martin approved the idea. What’s more, he helped train the AI so that his singing, or rather the movements of his lips, appeared more realistic. Since both songs are calm, the atmosphere of “Yellow” (2000) also fits the reconstruction as a deepfake.
This is what the deepfake video looks like:
Idles with new album TANGK
“Grace” was released as a single without a video at the beginning of December. As a second release, she is promoting the fifth Idles album TANGK, which, according to the band, is thematically dedicated to love. The album will be released on February 16th. In advance The Brits already played the single “Gift Horse” on the US talk show “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” live. German fans can see the post-punk band on tour in March. Idles play concerts in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Frankfurt.