ByJohn Brandon,
Senior Contributor.
Leave it to country music fans to call out an AI-generated song that has become a number one viral hit. A fictitious band called Breaking Rust currently has almost 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify and the song “Walk My Walk” has reached the top spot on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart.
The YouTube video of the song shows an image of a man wearing a cowboy hat and seems legit, but many of the comments are a clear indication that we’re craving more authenticity. Here’s the AI-generated song:
For a little background on what is happening: AI-generated music is now proliferating just as quickly as images and videos created using tools like Google Gemini and ChatGPT. With a simple prompt, you can generate a brand new song using an app like Suno that’s not only catchy but has reasonably articulate lyrics.
