TikToker Saxboy Billy
‘The Puerto Rico Tune’ Blew Up …
However I’m No Musician, Child!!!
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William Stiteler — the man behind the viral 🎶First Time in San Juan🎶 A.I. tune blowing up TikTok and Instagram — says he by no means anticipated the goofy Puerto Rico anthem to turn into an precise hit … as a result of he doesn’t even contemplate himself a musician.
Roll the clip … the creator of the Saxboy Billy account tells TMZ he writes all of the lyrics himself, however says the songs have been initially simply meant so as to add comedy to his journey movies on-line.
“I’m not a musician, baby. I’m a slob,” he advised us. “I don’t claim this to be music.”
Stiteler says he is been utilizing A.I. music platform Suno for almost two years to create campy, catchy songs that assist showcase his travels in a humorous manner … evaluating the tracks to tacky Eighties sitcom theme music blended with yacht rock vibes.
He hadn’t been placing the songs on Spotify or attempting to revenue from them as a result of he considered them as unserious. However as soon as “First Time in San Juan” popped off, he modified his thoughts.
Stiteler says some British music distributors satisfied him the A.I. music wave was inevitable anyway … principally telling him, “Mate, you knew it was coming.”
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The tune has since turn into a social media phenomenon … with everybody from influencers to celebrities posting lip-sync movies … with arguably the largest second being when Luke Combs belted out his personal rendition.
And Stiteler’s already pondering greater … after boy band O-City posted a lip-sync to the monitor … he says he’d completely work with musicians sooner or later — particularly boy bands.
Satirically, regardless of the large success, Stiteler says just one music trade individual has reached out … and the man was allegedly attempting to steal his A.I. immediate.
‘The Puerto Rico Tune’ reached #6 on the iTunes Chart this week and surpassed 1.6 million streams on Spotify.
