Topline“Celebrate Me,” a TikTok-viral song that was created with the AI music generator Suno, is No. 1 on the iTunes chart in the United States and several other countries as the AI music generator grows in popularity despite some industry pushback. A song created using Suno is topping music charts. (Photo by Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu via Getty ImagesKey Facts“Celebrate Me,” released by an AI-generated persona IngaRose, currently sits atop the iTunes charts in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada and New Zealand.The song appeared to gain popularity on TikTok, where a profile for IngaRose has more than 220,000 followers.“Celebrate Me” has been used as a sound in nearly 300,000 videos posted to TikTok, with many of the most-liked videos praising the song’s lyrics as inspirational.But “Celebrate Me” was composed using the AI music generator Suno, according to IngaRose’s TikTok profile, which also claims the lyrics are “human written” and reflect “real stories.”Five of the top 100 songs on U.S. iTunes as of Friday afternoon are by IngaRose.IngaRose’s chart success comes as the AI music generator Suno booms in popularity, which has sparked both controversy among critics of AI-generated art and sent other AI personas up the music charts.Who Is Ingarose?It’s not clear who is behind the IngaRose persona, but the AI artist has been releasing music since January, according to its social media profiles and its release history on music streaming services. IngaRose has released a handful of singles and three full-length albums between February and March, according to its Spotify profile. The artist also maintains an Instagram account, where it has more than 230,000 followers, and a YouTube channel, which has 82,000 subscribers. How Has Ai Music Boomed In Popularity?IngaRose is the latest AI-generated artist to find success on the charts as services like Suno have garnered significant popularity. Xania Monet, an AI-generated artist persona created by songwriter Telisha “Nikki” Jones, topped a Billboard R&B song sales chart last year and became the first AI act to appear on a radio airplay chart. Breaking Rust, an AI-generated country act, has also appeared on Billboard charts and garnered 25 million Spotify streams for “Livin’ on Borrowed Time,” the act’s biggest hit. Despite some industry pushback, Suno also scored a key partnership with prolific producer Timbaland, who said users can “put out great songs in minutes” using the tool. “God presented this tool to me,” Timbaland previously told Rolling Stone, saying he “probably made a thousand beats in three months.”Big Number$2.45 billion. That’s how much Suno is worth following a fundraising round it closed in November. The AI music generator also said in February it had reached 2 million paid subscribers, and that 100 million people had used it, including the free version, to generate music.Key BackgroundSuno has faced pushback in the music industry and lawsuits from all major record labels who accused it of training its AI models on copyrighted music, though several of these suits have since been settled. Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment maintain active lawsuits against Suno, though Bloomberg previously reported the labels are in talks to settle. Several artists rights groups, including the Music Artist Coalition, European Composer and Songwriter Alliance and Artist Rights Institute, launched a “Say No To Suno” campaign in February, accusing the company of “scraping the world’s cultural output without permission.” The groups also accused Suno of diluting the royalty pool that streaming services allocate to artists by flooding these platforms with “AI slop.” Suno has previously defended itself against copyright accusations by saying its AI models are akin to “a kid learning to write new rock songs by listening religiously to rock music.” Hundreds of artists—including Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Stevie Wonder—signed an open letter in 2024, urging Suno and AI companies to stop training their technology on copyrighted music.Further ReadingAI Music Platform Suno Reaches 2 Million Subscribers—As Industry Backlash Grows (Forbes)AI Music Generator Suno Valued At $2.45 Billion—Here’s Why It’s Controversial (Forbes)