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How I used AI to transform myself from a female dance artist to an all-male post-punk band – and what that means for other musicians

When you click on the Spotify profile of Intelligent Band Machine you will see an image of three young men staring moodily back into the camera. Their profile confirms that they are a “British band”, “influenced by the post-punk scene” and trying to capture the spirit of bands like The…

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Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment

Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment

While a robot pop star may be novelty now, young people are maturing with a scorn for generic digital products

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Breaking Rust: AI artist tops US chart for first time as study reveals alarming recognition stats

Breaking Rust: AI artist tops US chart for first time as study reveals alarming recognition stats

An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of people “can’t tell the difference” between real music and AI-generated music.

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Billboard Says AI-Generated 'Artists' Now Top the Charts Weekly – Will Spotify Even Do Anything About it?

AI-generated music has secured a foothold on Billboard’s prestigious charts, with at least one AI or AI-assisted artist appearing in each of the past four weeks.

“Xania is an extension of me so I look at her as a real person”: Tulisha ‘Nikki’ Jones reveals the person behind her AI ‘artist’ Xania Monet

Poet has given an interview to CBS Mornings

Even Better Than The Real Thing? Xania Monet becomes the first AI ‘artist’ to reach the Billboard charts

Artist is the creation of poet Telisha ‘Nikki’ Jones

Meet the AI 'artist' that's earning four times the average wage in the UK

Blow Records has made £123,000 this year on Spotify

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50,000 people are following this ‘Champions League presenter’ on Instagram but there’s one problem – she doesn’t exist

50,000 people are following this ‘Champions League presenter’ on Instagram but there’s one problem – she doesn’t exist

She's got a verified check mark, a Patreon, and zero pulse.

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“Nothing and no one on Earth will ever be able to justify AI to me”: Kehlani isn’t happy about an AI ‘artist’ inking a $3 million record deal

“Nothing and no one on Earth will ever be able to justify AI to me”: Kehlani isn’t happy about an AI ‘artist’ inking a $3 million record deal

“I don’t respect it” she says

AI musicians may be signing record deals, but that won’t make the songs any better

AI musicians may be signing record deals, but that won’t make the songs any better

AI-generated artist Xania Monet may have landed a $3 million record deal, but her rise raises tough questions about what we really value in music.

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