"Walk My Walk and Livin' on Borrowed Time by the outfit Breaking Rust topped Spotify's Viral 50 songs in the US, which documents the most viral tracks right now on a daily basis, according to the streaming service. A Dutch song, We Say No, No, No to an Asylum Center, an anti-migrant anthem by JW Broken Veteran that protests against the creation of new asylum centers, took the top position in Spotify's global version of the viral chart around the same time."
"You can kick rocks if you don't like how I talk, reads a lyric from Walk My Walk, a seeming double entendre challenging those opposed to AI-generated music. Days after its ascent up the charts, the Dutch song disappeared from Spotify and YouTube, as did Broken Veteran's other music. Spotify told the Dutch outlet NU.nl that the company had not removed the music, the owners of the song rights had."
"For three weeks, Walk My Walk has led Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart, which measures downloads and digital purchases. The list is minor in comparison to Billboard's Hot Country Songs or Top Country Albums, which measure a broader range of signals of success. Breaking Rust, JW Broken Veteran and Spotify did not respond to requests for comment. AI-made music spreads These three songs are part of a flood of AI-generated music that has come to saturate streaming platforms."
Three AI-generated songs reached top positions on Spotify's Viral 50 charts and appeared on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales list. Two tracks by Breaking Rust hit the US viral chart, while a Dutch anti-migrant song by JW Broken Veteran topped Spotify's global viral chart. The Dutch song later disappeared from Spotify and YouTube after rights owners removed the music. Walk My Walk led Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart for three weeks. A study from Deezer estimates roughly 50,000 AI-generated songs are uploaded daily, representing about 34% of submissions and saturating streaming platforms.
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