Xania Monet, a R&B artist fully created by artificial intelligence, entered the Billboard charts and signed a record of $ 3 million, notes Forbes. But the artist’s spectacular success comes with a number of problems.
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In just two months her debut single “How was I suppose to know?” He has accumulated 17 million listening and climbed the top 10 of sales of Digital R&B songs, reaching 22nd in the general standings. The five songs of the digital artist have so far generated estimated revenues at $ 52,000.
Monet was created by Talisha Jones, a poet and owner of a Mississippi design studio, with the help of Suno, a kind of chatgpt for musicians, who transform the lyrics into musical compositions. Jones gave life to a complete personality, and the songs “I ask for so much “,” this ain’t no tryout “,” The Strong Don’ta a Break “and” Let God, Let Go “ have recorded millions of views. Jones insists that he writes all the lyrics alone, but the artificial intelligence is the one who sings and composes.
Contracts, copyright and future music
Last week, Hallwood Media signed with Monet a contract of almost $ 3 million following a tender. But the music generated in full is in an uncertain legal field: the copyright only protects the creations with human involvement, and the streaming platforms do not have clear policies for the AI artists.
Although it has been promoted as a new R&B phenomenon and has five million listening, many of the fans have not realized that Xania is not real. The disclosure of his artificial identity could trigger a wave of negative reactions.
In addition to ethical dilemmas, legal problems also appear. The Suno platform, used to generate Xania’s music, is already targeted by trials, being accused of training the model on copyright protected, illegally downloaded from YouTube. Xania Monet could not legally hold the music she launches.
“Legal ambiguity can feed both innovation and disputes. If the courts will decide against AI platforms, contracts like Monet will become risky bets,” say experts. The big discs have already sued Suno and Udio because they would have used protected materials without permission.
Monet is not alone. “A Million Colors” By Vinih Pray and The AI Velvet Sundown team recorded impressive streaming figures, proving that artists are not just rarities.
Monet’s success suggests that the future of music may not strictly hold people or equipment, but a collaboration between creativity and algorithms. The public has shown that he listens and presses the play button without hesitation, and for the record companies, these data become difficult to ignore.
