--- title: "Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated “Artist” Is Charting Every Week Now" description: "At least one AI artist has charted on Billboard in each of the past four weeks, a \"streak suggesting this trend is quickly accelerating.\"" date: "2025-11-02" modified: "2025-11-02" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/future-society/billboard-ai-generated-artist-charting-every-week" categories: - "Future Society" --- # Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated “Artist” Is Charting Every Week Now ![At least one AI artist has charted on Billboard in each of the past four weeks, a "streak suggesting this trend is quickly accelerating."]() *Hallwood / Futurism* AI music is here, whether you like it or not — and it's quickly becoming a common fixture on *Billboard*'s iconic charts of popular new tunes. As the entertainment magazine [recently pointed out](), at least one AI or AI-assisted artist has charted in each of the past four weeks, a "streak suggesting this trend is quickly accelerating." The AI artists include Xania Monet, an AI avatar created by Mississippi-based songwriter Telisha "Nikki" Jones, who used the AI music generator app Suno, and Juno Skye, an "AI-powered artist" that was produced by Nguyen Duc Nam. It's a harsh reality check, showing the wide proliferation of AI slop in the music industry — and a growing appetite among labels to sign "artists" that don't exist. Case in point, Xania Monet triggered a bidding war earlier this month, with [some labels offering up to $3 million](). The artist debuted on a *Billboard* radio chart this week after earning sufficient radio airplay. The AI also made headlines last month after [debuting on multiple *Billboard* charts]() for its single "Let Go, Let God." The subject of the use of AI in the music industry has been extremely controversial, especially considering that apps like Suno and Udio rely on AI models that have been [accused of training]() on the copyrighted work of real artists. Just this week, major music label [Universal Music Group announced]() that it had struck a licensing deal with AI music generation app Udio to launch an upcoming AI creation platform, following the [settlement]() of a copyright lawsuit between them. Music artists [signed an open letter last year](), calling on organizations to "cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists." Music platforms, including Spotify, have also been [flooded with AI slop](). It's become an [enormous problem](), forcing Spotify to [announce new policies]() to protect artists against "spam, impersonation, and deception." However, Spotify has stopped short of banning AI music outright, arguing that "music has always been shaped by technology" and that "at its best, AI is unlocking incredible new ways for artists to create music and for listeners to discover it." Despite [public backlash]() to the use of AI in music, the trend is rising in popularity, as *Billboard* points out. Xania Monet's hit single, "Let Go, Let God" — which is ironically about the sentiment of releasing one's worries and trusting a higher power to handle them — has accumulated [1.3 million views]() on YouTube. The comments suggest that few care about the artist being the product of an AI. "Thank you, Lord, for this message," one commenter wrote. "I need you to heal me from the inside." **More on AI music:** [*AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms*]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()