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Creator disclosed AI

Is Josh Fawaz AI?

What we know, with a source and a checked date on every fact.

Artist file 5 sources checked Oct 23, 2026 Electronic

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Short answer

Partly. Josh Fawaz is an Australian DJ and producer who wrote that he used AI “as a tool”; ABC News reported that he later added “Generative AI vocals and an AI drums credit” to his “Like a Prayer” cover on Spotify.

Who made it
Josh Fawaz(The artist himself, an Australian DJ and producer) · abc.net.au
AI use
AI vocals (as disclosed)

Platform AI labels

How labels work

What each streaming service shows on Josh Fawaz's profile or releases, when we last looked. “Not checked yet” means we have not looked, not that there is no label.

  1. SpotifyNo AI label seenchecked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Deezer“AI-generated content” Applies to 1 albumSet by the platformchecked Oct 23, 2026
  3. YouTube MusicNot checked yet
  4. Apple MusicNo listener-facing AI labelplatform policy, checked Oct 23, 2026
  5. TidalNot checked yet
  6. SoundCloudNo listener-facing AI labelplatform policy, checked Oct 23, 2026

Evidence

1 primary 1 platform label 1 third-party

  1. ABC News (Australia) Archived copy

    Replying to a producer who criticised the track on social media, Fawaz wrote that he used AI “as a tool” and “it’s not that deep”, adding: “I’ve been releasing music way before AI was invented,” ABC News reported. The ABC said he did not answer its own requests for comment.

    Creator statement Jul 10, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Deezer

    Deezer’s album page for “Dance Like Everyone’s Watching” (album, Jun 26, 2026), which opens with “Like a Prayer”, shows the “AI-generated content” notice: “This album includes tracks detected as generated with the use of AI.” The standalone “Like a Prayer” single page showed no notice.

    Platform label Oct 23, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
  3. ABC News (Australia) Archived copy

    ABC News reported that, after its investigation, Fawaz added “Generative AI vocals and an AI drums credit” to “Like a Prayer” on Spotify, at a time when the song had been No. 1 on Australia’s national airplay chart for four weeks.

    Press report Jul 17, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026

Timeline

  1. ABC News reports that Fawaz added a “Generative AI vocals” credit and an AI drums credit to the song on Spotify.

    Source: abc.net.au

  2. ABC News reports industry criticism of suspected AI use in “Like a Prayer”; Fawaz writes that he used AI “as a tool”.

    Source: abc.net.au

  3. “Like a Prayer”, a cover of Madonna’s 1989 song, released as a single.

    Source: music.apple.com

Songs

  1. 1 Like a Prayer Josh Fawaz Apr 14, 2026

Questions people ask

Is Josh Fawaz AI?

Partly, by his own account. Josh Fawaz is an Australian DJ and producer, active since his 2015 debut release per ABC News. He has said he uses AI “as a tool”, and ABC reported that he added a “Generative AI vocals” credit and an AI drums credit to “Like a Prayer” on Spotify.

Source: abc.net.au · checked Oct 23, 2026

Does Josh Fawaz’s “Like a Prayer” use AI vocals?

According to ABC News, Fawaz added a “Generative AI vocals” credit and an AI drums credit to the song on Spotify in July 2026.

Source: abc.net.au · checked Oct 23, 2026

Sources

  1. ABC News (Australia) · abc.net.au Archived copy
  2. ABC News (Australia) · abc.net.au Archived copy
  3. Deezer · deezer.com
  4. Spotify artist page · open.spotify.com Archived copy
  5. music.apple.com Archived copy