Archive · 18 Nov 2025
AI-Generated Cowboy Tops Billboard Country Chart
An AI-generated cowboy named Breaking Rust has become the first of its kind to top a Billboard chart, raising questions about the future of music.
While some welcome this new era, others are concerned about the authenticity and potential spam from AI-generated tracks.
AI-generated cowboy Breaking Rust tops Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart
No human vocal credits listed for Breaking Rust
AI music gaining prominence, with at least six AI or AI-assisted artistes debuting on Billboard charts in recent months
Spotify removes over 75 million spammy tracks created by AI in the past year
AI-generated tracks account for 34% of daily deliveries on Deezer
- Who
- Breaking Rust, an AI-generated cowboy
- What
- Topped the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Billboard charts
- Why
- To highlight the growing prominence of AI-generated music
Pro-AI Music
Pro-Human Music
Authenticity
Pro-AI Music
AI-generated music is a new, innovative form of expression
Pro-Human Music
AI-generated music lacks the human emotion and experience that makes music authentic
Spam Concerns
Pro-AI Music
AI-generated music can create new opportunities and diversity in the industry
Pro-Human Music
AI-generated music could lead to an influx of low-quality, spammy tracks
- Song
- Walk My Walk (from the EP Resilient)
- AI Tool
- Suno, a generative artificial intelligence music creation platform
- Human Involvement
- Lyrics written by Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor
- AI Tracks Daily
- Around 50,000 fully AI-generated tracks uploaded daily on Deezer
- Spotify's Action
- Removed over 75 million spammy tracks created by AI in the past year