{"id":220792,"date":"2026-03-06T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/xania-monet-is-the-first-ai-powered-artist-to-debut-on-a-billboard-airplay-chart-but-she-likely-wont-be-the-last\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:35:09","slug":"xania-monet-is-the-first-ai-powered-artist-to-debut-on-a-billboard-airplay-chart-but-she-likely-wont-be-the-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/xania-monet-is-the-first-ai-powered-artist-to-debut-on-a-billboard-airplay-chart-but-she-likely-wont-be-the-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Xania Monet is the first AI-powered artist to debut on a Billboard airplay chart, but she likely won\u2019t be the last"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xania Monet is the first AI-powered artist to debut on a Billboard airplay chart, but she likely won\u2019t be the last<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/xania-monet-first-ai-powered-130001161.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-06 15:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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AI artist Xania Monet – From Xania Monet\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence is everywhere and the music charts are no different.<\/p>\n

According to Billboard, an AI singer named Xania Monet is \u201cthe first known AI artist to earn enough radio airplay to debut on a Billboard radio chart.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, Monet has appeared on multiple Billboard charts since first releasing a song in summer 2025, including the Hot Gospel Songs (for her song \u201cLet Go, Let God\u201d) and the Hot R&B Songs chart (for her song \u201cHow Was I Supposed to Know\u201d), according to the publication.<\/p>\n

Now, she\u2019s been signed to a multimillion-dollar record deal with Hallwood Media after what Billboard called \u201ca bidding war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hollywood has long been worried about the ramifications of AI performers taking work from humans. (See the recent controversy over AI actress Tilly Norwood.) But as loud as the concerns might be, AI continues to grow in the arts.<\/p>\n

With more than 146,000 followers on Instagram alone, Monet is proof that consumers are increasingly open to the idea, even if the industry is riled by it.<\/p>\n

Monet\u2019s Apple Music artist profile explains that Monet is \u201can Al figure presented as a contemporary R&B vocalist in the highly expressive, church-bred, down-to-earth vein of Keyshia Cole, K. Michelle, and Muni Long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monet was designed by Telisha Nikki Jones, a poet from Mississippi who writes the lyrics Monet is seen performing with help from Suno, \u201ca generative artificial intelligence music creation program,\u201d the bio explains.<\/p>\n

Monet released a full-length album \u201cUnfolded\u201d in August, which had 24 songs. A seven-track EP, \u201cPieces Left Behind,\u201d followed in September.<\/p>\n

A press release from Monet\u2019s representative touted the AI singer\u2019s \u201csmooth, soulful sound\u201d and \u201chuman-like delivery.\u201d But Romel Murphy, who says he\u2019s Monet\u2019s manager and spoke with CNN\u2019s Victor Blackwell, insisted that there is no intent to replace human singers and songwriters.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI doesn\u2019t replace the artist….<\/p>\n

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