It's official: "Chartificial intelligence" is here. Breaking Rust, a new artist on the scene, is topping charts ... but he's not a real person. He's a computer-generated outlaw blues-country singer.

Does AI “artist” Breaking Rust really have the number-one country song in America? Despite the multitude of headlines proclaiming “Walk My Walk” to be a chart-topping hit, the short answer is no. DMN ...

Is there any place for fakes in a genre built on connection and authenticity? By Melinda Newman As artificial intelligence moves further into the music space, how concerned should the country ...

An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of ...

A digital cowboy named Breaking Rust in a 10-gallon hat has taken the top spot on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart — and not a single human vocal credit is listed. In fact, nobody is ...

A song from AI artist Breaking Rust recently topped Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales Chart, for the week of November 8, 2025. For the uninitiated, the Billboard chart lists the most-downloaded ...

An AI-generated artist named Breaking Rust has topped Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart. Breaking Rust is one of several AI artists gaining traction and charting on Billboard. The rise of ...