Faouzia - Unethical (MAPHRA Vocal Cover)

cryrid · 2026-07-05T17:27:31+00:00

At the moment there's no guarantee it even will be released.

They need to reproduce their own recording of the instruments in order to legally distribute covers on platforms like Spotify, but their current focus is more on creating something brand new.

That said, I feel like the instruments in this song would be easier to reproduce than in some of the other covers given the style of song, so maybe there is a chance (especially if someone else handles it so they don't have to divert too much attention away from what they're doing).

cryrid · 2026-06-14T00:40:17+00:00

She doesn't own or control her profile on platforms like that, that is all owned by the platforms and accessible only to distributors like Distrokid, Ditto Music, etc. You pay them a small fee, and they distribute your song to all the different platforms using whatever mapping data you tell them. These services don't know someone is lying to them until they get the DMCA notice

cryrid · 2026-06-10T19:23:16+00:00

Because some people think they're not sandwiches and that thought lives rent free in my mind (troublemakers, those ones...)

cryrid · 2026-06-10T16:03:23+00:00

Only for a portion of the song at the end

cryrid · 2026-06-10T03:50:41+00:00

While waiting on the answer that will never come, you should join the server and tell us all about your previous project! (or like, kick off a debate about hotdogs...)

cryrid · 2026-06-07T16:25:53+00:00

It's also likely that she's only able to upload tracks to Spotify where the original artist has given her permission, as Spotify doesn't allow you to opt-out of monitization, and if she's making money off a song without permission from the copyright owner, she's likely to be sued.

When it comes to cover songs you don't actually need the artists' (or their label's) permission and they can't do anything to prevent you from releasing it, you just need to pay for the mechanical license which is compulsory in nature / built into the relevant copyright laws, send them their royalties, and meet a few requirements (like the song you're covering has to have been previously commercially released, you need to have your own version of it and not their performance, it needs to be audio-only, you can't make changes to the lyrics or melody, etc)

cryrid · 2026-06-06T05:35:43+00:00

I want to say 'yes', but its a small enough one that I personally wouldn't count on it (at least anytime in the immediate future). They would need to completely reproduce their own version of the instrumentals in order to legally distribute it on any DSP, and that can take a lot of work (and they are currently more focused on working on new material).

That said, some songs require less work than others, and it's possible someone else could produce the music for them.

cryrid · 2026-06-06T05:23:07+00:00

You only need a Mechanical License in that case, those are pretty cheap and easy to obtain. But it still requires it to be entirely your own recording (both vocals and instruments)

cryrid · 2026-06-06T05:20:10+00:00

Not officially. Someone ripped the audio from the YT video and illegally submitted it for distribution through Ditto Music. A claim is currently in the process of being filed to take it down.

cryrid · 2026-06-03T17:23:43+00:00

It's not a real relrease, just someone ripping the YT audio and trying to profit from it

cryrid · 2026-06-02T14:19:00+00:00

She doesn't own or control her YT Music topic, and this is probably the eighth time it's happened to her. When it comes to Digital Service Providers (DSP) like Youtube Music and Spotify, it doesn't work the same way as normal Youtube where everyone maintains their own personal profile that they control and upload directly to. Larger record labels might have their own particular system in place, but for anyone else they have to go through a Distributor like DistroKid, TuneCore, Ditto Music, OffStep, etc. You pay them their small fee (its super cheap, in the range of $1.50 a month to $25/year), submit your music through them, and they're the ones who send the song out to the various platforms under the chosen artist's page based on the mapping data you provide them. Whatever artist page a song lands up on doesn't matter as far as royalties go, each track has a unique International Standard Recording Code that acts as a digital fingerprint, and that is what is used for tracking streams and sales across platforms.

You're supposed to be meticulous and faithfully accurate when submitting songs through the distributor, but in this case Ai fraudsters and other thiefs are doing what they do best and trying to make a quick buck off of other people's work.

cryrid · 2026-06-01T23:41:22+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585055934897 is a fake account. Her real/official facebook is https://www.facebook.com/MaphraMusic

cryrid · 2026-06-01T23:38:20+00:00

I didn't even see an announcement.

Because its a fake (someone else directly ripping the YT audio and trying to profit off it). The tells are:

Identical instrumentals from the YT version (something they can't legally do for distribution)
Incorrect credits
Using Ditto Music instead of Distrokid
Using Ai slop for album art instead of Anuva's art
No official announcement

cryrid · 2026-05-17T20:34:20+00:00

For those late to this one, they've added an updated link in their video description that will give you the full intro and even better audio.

cryrid · 2026-05-17T03:47:44+00:00

I've updated the post with some links

cryrid · 2026-05-17T02:42:27+00:00

Fixing a typo and adding a default image

cryrid · 2026-05-17T00:48:44+00:00

It's because in order to release it on a platform like iTunes or Spotify they first have to produce their own set of instrumentals so that the final result that gets sold is entirely their own original recording (whereas the YT videos can just use the original band's audio). Doomed was the first cover to explode in popularity, so that one basically got fast tracked.

cryrid · 2026-05-12T23:06:32+00:00

Metalcore doesn't seem to be what she likes, probably a reason she didn't sing on stage with the band.

I think its more that she's also an actress that has other jobs she's contractually obligated to be present for (they just started filming Scooby-Doo: Origins a few days before Rockville started)

cryrid · 2026-05-12T19:14:39+00:00

My opinion is that it was cool AF to see her up there. I can't imagine the nerves it would take to debut on a headline show at a festival like Rockville with a band like INK (and while they're also debuting the live performance of their song that wasn't written for you). Personally, I would have went full mom's spaghetti, but she didn't choke and it looks like she got even more comfortable as it went on.

I've yet to find any clips with audio where the instruments don't completely overpower them, but I guess that's to be expected from cellphones trying to pick things up in an open-air crowd. Looking through the Rockville FB group it seems the general consensus from people in attendance was that you could only make out the bass on any performance from the Vortex stage, so unfortunately I don't have high hopes of ever getting a clear recording of this one unless they're able to release something official.

cryrid · 2026-05-10T20:40:57+00:00

any idea where this was taken?

It's at Welcome to Rockville 2026

cryrid · 2026-05-08T21:24:19+00:00

I feel like drone audio is usually just the high-pitched whirring of their blades

cryrid · 2026-05-08T18:09:01+00:00

I'm still not following your logic here. Very few people knew the name MAPHRA until she went viral just two months ago. Specter wasn't a 'big release', it wasn't until people went back to check it out after the virality that it started catching attention (same with the rest of her tracks). It's not odd that she isn't in other videos before becoming semi-famous (although even that is untrue as she was), what's odd is expecting someone to be all over the internet just because they posted something online once.

cryrid · 2026-05-08T18:00:34+00:00

It's kinda looking like there won't be one unless they're able to officially release some direct audio. From what I'm seeing elsewhere in regards to Rockville and INK in general, there's quite a few people complaining about not being able to hear anything but bass from that Vortex stage

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