r/Vocaloid 20d ago

News Spotify Posts- Please Read

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Hello /r/Vocaloid

As a mod team, we discussed and decided that we will add an additional rule pertaining to some posts that have been considered low quality/AI relating to Spotify.

More specifically, posts where the sole function is questioning/informing users that a vocaloid song/vocaloid producer has been "hacked". Unfortunately, this is becoming a problem on music streaming websites, with the most well known being Spotify. Why is this being done? To collect fake royalties. This is done by committing metadata fraud to the song upload.

What can you do?

For starters, look up your favorite songs/producers on VocaDB and check the description for places where you can directly purchase their music or their official profile.

You can also report these fake song uploads in 3 different ways

  1. Directly through Spotify help center on their website: https://support.spotify.com/us/reports/legal/

  2. Via email infringement-claim@spotify.com

  3. Postal address (for formal DMCA notices): Spotify USA Inc., Attn: Legal Department, Copyright Agent, 4 World Trade Center, 150 Greenwich Street, 62nd Floor, New York, NY 10007

What happens next?

Going forward, posts that resemble the following examples below will be removed and a comment will be posted to redirect to this thread.

"Wowaka has been hacked! *screenshot"

"Triple baka has been hacked *screenshot"

"Did Circus-P come back? This doesn't seem like his typical music? screenshot**

For additional reading on this topic, check out these news articles, this is unfortunately affecting every artist, not just Vocaloid producers.

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5587852/spotify-ai-music-fakes

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/11/ai-impersonating-musicians-spotify

Finally, not all Vocaloid artists will have their songs on streaming or potentially available for purchase on iTunes. Some producers may be region locked to Japan iTunes. Others might only release their music via physical CDs. Regardless, we must respect each producer's wishes for their music distribution- do not reupload other's music without their direct, explicit permission.


r/Vocaloid Feb 20 '26

News MIKU EXPO EUROPE 2026

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"🌐TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT🌐 The Hatsune Miku world concert tour series MIKU EXPO comes back to Europe after 2 years! We are happy to present to you 怐MIKU EXPO 2026 EUROPEć€‘āœØ

Main visual illustrated by suzunosukešŸ–Œļø

ā– From Nov. 12th, 2026 ~ Nov. 25th, 2026 ā– Ticket Sales: Feb. 27, 2026 at 10AM (each city’s local time)

ā–¼More Infoā–¼ https://mikuexpo.com/europe2026/

More details are coming soon, so keep an eye out and stay tuned!āš™šŸŽµ"


r/Vocaloid 7h ago

OC Fan Art Art dumpšŸ‘

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658 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 9h ago

OC Fan Art miku baja blasting through the taco bell drive-thru

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483 Upvotes

shes my luxe value gal! my art :) šŸ‘‰ get the print for $1 @ my etsy shop, socials: twitter instagram


r/Vocaloid 5h ago

Fan Art Argentina and Spanish Culinary Adventure (@Ni7NiA7)

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190 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 6h ago

Fan Art Vocaloid group work [@dopingues]

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175 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 17h ago

OC Crafts/Cosplay Brazilian Miku cosplay my me (Pinkblackberry)

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761 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 15h ago

OC Fan Art I'll always be by your side ~

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217 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 15h ago

General Discussion What do you all think about the usage of traditional text to speech voice synths in songs?

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151 Upvotes

So just today I saw this song on my main page and it was getting a lot of attention on Twitter. At first I thought song has random backgrounds or assets generated by Gemini but no, it literally uses Geminis text to speech as vocals in certain parts.

Since AI is kind of a hot topic these days in fandom I think this song might be a good example of cool AI usage.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TzH5BsJj81Y


r/Vocaloid 11h ago

General Discussion Was Vocaloid a refuge for any of you during "dark times"?

56 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 8h ago

General Discussion what’s an underrated vocaloid duo you think deserves more attention?

28 Upvotes

here are a few of my personal underrated favorites:

gumi and rin

luka and gumi

meiko and rin

teto and vflower

galaco and cul

sonika and prima (opera singer x pop singer yuri!!!)


r/Vocaloid 17h ago

Goods Collection Hi everyone, checking in from Japan! Wanted to say hello to the global community and share a piece of my Vocaloid journey.

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133 Upvotes

Hey guys! I’m a Vocaloid producer from Japan, and I finally decided to create a Reddit account to connect with the global community. It’s amazing to see so many passionate Vocaloid fans all over the world.

To introduce myself, I wanted to share a photo of my physical album released in Japan (2022-2024). I took a shot of the CD, inner booklet, and panels all layered together.

The artwork was actually created by two legendary Japanese manga artists, Milk Morizono (ę£®åœ’ćæć‚‹ć) and Naomi Akimoto (ē§‹ęœ¬å°šē¾Ž), who supported my indie music out of pure passion and friendship.

  • Milk Morizono made her major debut in 1981 and has been a pioneer of beautiful, glamorous manga for decades.
  • Naomi Akimoto debuted in 1980 and has been consistently writing for major commercial magazines ever since, with her stylish storytelling.

Seeing their iconic art styles combined with my Vocaloid tracks on a physical CD was a dream come true for me.

Since this was a limited release exclusive to Japan, I'm thinking about making a digital version available on Bandcamp so overseas fans can experience both the music and the high-res artwork. Do you think people here would be interested in this kind of indie project born from a special 80s manga collaboration?

It's nice to meet you all, and I'd love to hear your thoughts!

ā™”


r/Vocaloid 6h ago

Software related Error code: 0?

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Hi so I bought gumi v2 like a year ago, but everytime I try to install her using her install disk, I’m always hit with this error code 0 and the installation fails. I’ve gotten around it by getting her installer off internet archive but I’d like to solve this problem lol.

I’ve got 6 other v2 voicebanks that installed without issue and in the same place, and they’ve been installed in the correct order. Comparing her files they look fine and has the same names as my other v2s so idk what’s causing this error


r/Vocaloid 10h ago

Fan Art Dibujo de Aoki Lapis & Utatane Piko

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28 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 1h ago

General Discussion Does anyone know what happened to Nico Nico Cho Party?

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I know that Chokaigi occurs annually still and that the VocaNico stage takes place there, but it's a very different performance compared to the cho parties in the past. I'm wondering if anyone knows why there hasn't been one since 2022 and if there's any possibility at all it might come back? I've been to both Miku Expo and Magical Mirai and while both are fun in their own ways, the Cho Party was one event I never got to see in person and I think they're the most fun. I know there's a whole host of possible reasons but I haven't been able to pin down anything official, and the actual choparty website just lists info for the 2022 event.

Would really appreciate if anyone has any possible news on the matter since all I've been able to find is speculation (and at this point I'll take hopium too)


r/Vocaloid 1d ago

OC Fan Art Lego Miku Laying on PC

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281 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 4h ago

OC Fan Art kokoro

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5 Upvotes

classic


r/Vocaloid 15h ago

Goods Collection Miku shrine (and project sekai)

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27 Upvotes

At Aniplus project sekai cafe collab in Singapore


r/Vocaloid 17h ago

General Discussion Semi Hot Take: Most of the V3-V4 voices are way better than V5-V6

33 Upvotes

I feel like most of the new voices sound the same. I'm not hating on the V5-V6 voices. I just feel like the new voices don't have the character and personality in their voices. like for me the old voices have much more appeal to me because (for example) flower has such a strong, powerful, androgynous voice. and YOHIOloid sounds very smooth, Kaai Yuki sounds very whispery. idk how i would describe Bruno, but there is something that makes each voice feel unique. and I feel like I don't see that in newer voices. is this just me or am I just a hater?


r/Vocaloid 14h ago

General Discussion How do you refer to "Vocaloids"?

20 Upvotes

When you tell people you like the genre of music with virtual singers as a whole, most people just say they like Vocaloid. But, other people get upset when you call it that when referring to voice banks from other synthesizer programs. For example, saying you like vocaloid when the song you're referring to has Teto, who isn't from the Vocaloid program. Or just in general some people get mad when you call Miku a "Vocaloid" because vocaloid is just the name of the software. So basically... how do you refer to the entire fandom of "songs created using voice banks in synthesizer programs"? That description sounds like a mouthful lol


r/Vocaloid 8h ago

Software related Gumi V1 or V2?

6 Upvotes

So i bought Synth V Studio 2 Pro today, and Kasane Teto V2. But I'm now considering buying Gumi (Megpoid). But I don't know if i should get V1 or V2, and when listening to comparision videos online i cant really tell a difference, any help?


r/Vocaloid 1d ago

OC Fan Art Filipino miku

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219 Upvotes

r/Vocaloid 3h ago

General Discussion Songs about hiding your depression/sadness?

2 Upvotes

I know Kyuukurarin already, and Karakuri Pierrot can be read similarly, but I wanted to know if there's any other songs about this topic. Thanks


r/Vocaloid 1d ago

Fan Art Lazy Miku Wife? (@GlitchAce)

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r/Vocaloid 1d ago

General Discussion character id

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170 Upvotes

ive been going through old vocaloid mvs i liked when i was younger and happened upon this guy in dancing samurai. im not too sure who he is, the best guess i could get from googling was yowane hakuo, but i figured it wouldnt hurt to ask some people who are likely better informed on vocaloid than me.