New single reaches the top of a Billboard chart as real artists figure to ‘coexist’ with AI ones

A new album from a new artist is capturing country music fans this month. It might be the gritty sound of Breaking Rust’s backing band or the ruminative conviction with which he sings his plight.

The song, “Walk My Walk,” reached the top of Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart.

The twist, however, is that Breaking Rust doesn’t exist. Nor does any “band” playing on the song.

The single marks a first in recorded music but probably not a last. It’s all the creation of artificial intellegence, from Breaking Rust’s black cowboy hat, rough-hewn beard, and denim jacket to the gravely voice itself and the minimalist backbeat that frames the three-and-a-half minute tune.

However all the com

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