Summary
The most-downloaded country song in the U.S. is created entirely by AI. AI "artists" Breaking Rust and Cain Walker have top spots on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart, raising concerns in the music industry about AI's rising influence.
Key Facts
- AI created the most-downloaded country song in the U.S.
- Breaking Rust, an AI blues-country "artist," has the No. 1 song "Walk My Walk."
- Cain Walker, another AI "artist," has the No. 3 song "Don't Tread On Me."
- Breaking Rust has 2.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
- Cain Walker has over 842,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
- Billboard's country sales chart tracks paid downloads, not streaming or radio airplay.
- At least six AI or AI-assisted artists have recently appeared on Billboard charts.
