{
  "name": "WhoSung artist files",
  "description": "Artists and acts asked about as possibly AI, with the verdict, platform AI labels and sourced evidence.",
  "url": "https://whosung.com/data/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "attribution": "WhoSung (https://whosung.com)",
  "note": "Each verdict says what is known about an act and who said it (the creator, a platform label, or the press). It is not a blocklist. “Reported, unconfirmed” and “Unclear” files are not confirmed AI; “Human performer confirmed” means a person is behind the music. Use the evidence and checked dates, and credit WhoSung (https://whosung.com) with a link.",
  "updated": "2026-10-23",
  "count": 80,
  "artists": [
    {
      "slug": "almost-real",
      "name": "almost real.",
      "aliases": [
        "almost real"
      ],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/almost-real/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. almost real.'s Spotify biography calls it \"the original pioneer of AI-assisted cover music\", a project \"operating at the intersection of human taste, musical instinct, and advanced AI tools\" that has since expanded into original music. Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on the profile (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
      "aiUse": "ai-assisted",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BbhzV0tZYyHLOAejtp8tf",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BbhzV0tZYyHLOAejtp8tf",
          "publisher": "Spotify (artist biography)",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260327233751/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BbhzV0tZYyHLOAejtp8tf"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BbhzV0tZYyHLOAejtp8tf",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260327233751/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BbhzV0tZYyHLOAejtp8tf"
        },
        {
          "type": "analysis",
          "url": "https://soullessmusic.com/artist/almost-real",
          "publisher": "Soulless",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145824/https://soullessmusic.com/artist/almost-real"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "soul"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aria-blu",
      "name": "Aria Blu",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/aria-blu/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows an \"AI Persona\" badge on Aria Blu's profile, which says the artist told Spotify its public identity is AI-generated (checked Oct 23, 2026). Apple Music's biography also describes Aria Blu as an AI-generated artist.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI Persona",
          "scope": "artist",
          "decidedBy": "creator",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4d7R6BS7dWijdkS5R9gGdW",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1030737572",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4d7R6BS7dWijdkS5R9gGdW",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261003055342/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4d7R6BS7dWijdkS5R9gGdW"
        },
        {
          "type": "catalog-bio",
          "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/aria-blu/1843993729",
          "publisher": "Apple Music (artist biography)",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1030737572",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "r-and-b",
        "gospel"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aventhis",
      "name": "Aventhis",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/aventhis/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. The owner of Aventhis's YouTube channel wrote that the \"voice and image is created with the help of AI\" and that the lyrics are his, per Music Business Worldwide.",
      "aiUse": "ai-vocals",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0a97V3mDhGyNg93Dcf9Ahj",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/723646261",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0a97V3mDhGyNg93Dcf9Ahj",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261003045358/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0a97V3mDhGyNg93Dcf9Ahj"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/that-ai-artist-with-over-1m-listeners-on-spotify-his-music-was-created-with-suno-says-expert-report/",
          "publisher": "Music Business Worldwide",
          "date": "2025-07-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260719144828/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/that-ai-artist-with-over-1m-listeners-on-spotify-his-music-was-created-with-suno-says-expert-report/"
        },
        {
          "type": "analysis",
          "url": "https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/that-ai-artist-with-over-1m-listeners-on-spotify-his-music-was-created-with-suno-says-expert-report/",
          "publisher": "Music Business Worldwide",
          "date": "2025-07-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260719144828/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/that-ai-artist-with-over-1m-listeners-on-spotify-his-music-was-created-with-suno-says-expert-report/"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/723646261",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "country"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "babyqueen",
      "name": "BABYQUEEN",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/babyqueen/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. BABYQUEEN is a Chinese virtual girl group styled after K-pop acts; after a fake \"pregnancy\" post, its creators said in a since-deleted post that managing its AI personalities had become exhausting, per Dexerto.",
      "aiUse": "fully-generated",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-k-pop-band-under-fire-after-creators-impregnated-member-to-write-her-out-of-group-3420877/",
          "publisher": "Dexerto",
          "date": "2026-10-21",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023141426/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-k-pop-band-under-fire-after-creators-impregnated-member-to-write-her-out-of-group-3420877/"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1019128",
          "publisher": "Sixth Tone",
          "date": "2026-10-16",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261017122035/https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1019128"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "k-pop"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "benny-rivers",
      "name": "Benny Rivers",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/benny-rivers/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Benny Rivers's profile, and Deezer labels its album \"This Old Soul\" \"AI-generated content\" (both checked Oct 23, 2026). Apple Music's biography describes Benny Rivers as an AI-generated blues and soul artist.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "scope": "artist",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UI0cS95WID10PRHi4lJlh",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1041594222",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UI0cS95WID10PRHi4lJlh",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "catalog-bio",
          "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/benny-rivers/1890509647",
          "publisher": "Apple Music (artist biography)",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1041594222",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/05/21/fake-ai-songs-by-content-creator-starting-to-pick-up-millions-of-streams-on-spotify-insulting-to-real-career-musicians",
          "publisher": "Showbiz411",
          "date": "2026-05-21",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260627095411/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/05/21/fake-ai-songs-by-content-creator-starting-to-pick-up-millions-of-streams-on-spotify-insulting-to-real-career-musicians"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "blues",
        "soul"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "beyond-disdain",
      "name": "Beyond Disdain",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/beyond-disdain/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Beyond Disdain's profile and Deezer tags its releases, including \"Everything We Gave\", \"AI-generated content\". The band's own bio credits \"next-generation technology\" alongside \"massive amounts of human input\" but does not say AI.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "scope": "artist",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MpVNPYFczBeNjPXePyVB4",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/792030441",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MpVNPYFczBeNjPXePyVB4",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261006084634/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MpVNPYFczBeNjPXePyVB4"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/792030441",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MpVNPYFczBeNjPXePyVB4",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261006084634/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MpVNPYFczBeNjPXePyVB4"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "metal",
        "rock"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "biscuit-beats",
      "name": "Biscuit Beats",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/biscuit-beats/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. Biscuit Beats describes its music as \"Hit Country Songs Made With AI\" on its official YouTube channel, and Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on the profile (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
      "aiUse": "unknown",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7d0vajTzRZvHSQAlLxXwT2",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/810512111",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@BiscuitBeatsAI/about",
          "publisher": "YouTube (Biscuit Beats channel)",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BiscuitBeats",
          "publisher": "Facebook (Biscuit Beats page)",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7d0vajTzRZvHSQAlLxXwT2",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/810512111",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "country"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bjorn-bonebreaker",
      "name": "Bjorn Bonebreaker",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/bjorn-bonebreaker/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Bjorn Bonebreaker's profile, and Deezer tags its single \"Mama, Don't Close Your Eyes\" as \"AI-generated content\". We found no public statement from the people behind it.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7xKWVkX1VPcZAKvSpZsVfD",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1079275912",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7xKWVkX1VPcZAKvSpZsVfD",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261008120614/https://open.spotify.com/artist/7xKWVkX1VPcZAKvSpZsVfD"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1079275912",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/10/pop-fizz-5-of-itunes-top-20-are-ai-as-record-sales-collapse-but-the-beatles-taylor-swift-old-britney-spears-take-up-most-of-the-oxygen",
          "publisher": "Showbiz411",
          "date": "2026-10-10",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261014073026/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/10/pop-fizz-5-of-itunes-top-20-are-ai-as-record-sales-collapse-but-the-beatles-taylor-swift-old-britney-spears-take-up-most-of-the-oxygen"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/five-ai-acts-itunes-top-20-imael-angel-bad-times-2026/",
          "publisher": "The AI Musicpreneur",
          "date": "2026-10-12",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261003054142/https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CrsGj3Zj4gIM3rQSU7DeW"
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          "date": "2025-10-02",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251009175849/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ai-band-exceeds-one-of-its-influences-on-spotify-it-s-a-wake-up-call"
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        {
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          "publisher": "Spotify",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260809154947/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ctZrankdCFYN0bH9VvKi0"
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260809154947/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ctZrankdCFYN0bH9VvKi0"
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/bob-dominator/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Bob Dominator's profile, and Deezer tags its single \"In My Soul\" as \"AI-generated content\". Deezer's biography and Showbiz411 name Ukrainian producer Oleksandr Riabchuk as the person behind it.",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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          "date": "2026-09-08",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260909060546/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/09/08/itunes-chart-filled-with-ai-recordings-newest-are-from-ukrainian-inventor-who-goes-by-bob-dominator"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261013215329/https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/five-ai-acts-itunes-top-20-imael-angel-bad-times-2026/"
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      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
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      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Breaking Rust's profile, meaning Spotify judged its public identity may be AI-generated. Apple Music's editorial biography also describes it as an AI-generated country project credited to Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor, and the SIQA registry names Taylor as its creator.",
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        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260914032128/https://tasteofcountry.com/breaking-rust-explained-ai-country-song/"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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          "platform": "apple-music",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
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          "date": "2026-09",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145238/https://routenote.com/radar/is-broken-trails-ai-is-the-outlaw-country-singer-real/"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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      ],
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        "hip-hop"
      ],
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cain-walker",
      "name": "Cain Walker",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/cain-walker/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Cain Walker's profile, meaning Spotify judged its public identity may be AI-generated. Apple Music's editorial biography credits the project to Dallas Little, and Wide Open Country reported on Apr 13, 2026 that Little, who has spoken publicly about his Eddie Dalton project, is also behind Cain Walker.",
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
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        {
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          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261003051240/https://open.spotify.com/artist/7BKNTwZykUrvFUK5QbeHhg"
        },
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          "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cain-walker/1838297243",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261003050523/https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cain-walker/1838297243"
        },
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260415232547/https://www.wideopencountry.com/blues-singer-ai-eddie-dalton/"
        },
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly, by the project's own account: Chaisen Hale's official site calls him \"a fully crafted digital artist\" in a project \"where human and AI combine forces\", born from a screenplay by filmmaker Brian Gregory. Deezer tags his releases \"AI-generated content\".",
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        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
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        },
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260617220435/https://chaisenhale.com/"
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        }
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "name": "China Styles",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/china-styles/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows an \"AI Persona\" badge on China Styles's profile, which says the artist told Spotify its public identity is AI-generated (checked Oct 23, 2026). Apple Music's biography names Margaret Bynum as the person behind the project.",
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          "state": "present",
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          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1074296762",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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        },
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      "evidence": [
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          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ubPEAmladxyGrppqdQwTk",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260502001055/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ubPEAmladxyGrppqdQwTk"
        },
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          "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/china-styles/1795097108",
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        },
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          "date": "2025-12-16",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260606080027/https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/ai-artist-china-styles-suno/"
        },
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "name": "Colter Rayne",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/colter-rayne/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes: the Spotify biography says the music is \"Powered by AI but driven by heart\". Spotify also shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge, and Deezer tags several releases \"AI-generated content\".",
      "aiUse": "unknown",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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      ],
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "name": "CR33PIA",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/cr33pia/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. CR33PIA's Spotify bio tags its music \"[AI/human hybrid]\", and Deezer tags its releases, including \"Running On Empty\", \"AI-generated content\".",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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        },
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250901143552/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qyYZ1jH3kYBdWUpJNGukG"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "name": "Danny Bones",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/danny-bones/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Danny Bones's profile and Deezer tags its albums \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026). The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that Danny Bones is an AI-generated persona run by the Node Project, which describes itself as \"a creative experiment exploring music, visual storytelling and emerging AI tools\".",
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          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1111669212",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-03-12/danny-bones-meet-the-ai-rapper-funded-by-a-far-right-party",
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          "date": "2026-03-12",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011074651/https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-03-12/danny-bones-meet-the-ai-rapper-funded-by-a-far-right-party"
        },
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011231636/https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-08-21/revealed-the-music-producer-and-animator-behind-far-right-ai-rapper-danny-bones"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zFhly6tBonpMynaHe0SFK",
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260404171109/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zFhly6tBonpMynaHe0SFK"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "slug": "delana-hope",
      "name": "Delana Hope",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/delana-hope/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. Delana Hope's Spotify biography says \"The voice is AI. The message is not.\" and calls the act a vessel for songs \"written by a real human songwriter\"; the project's TikTok calls Delana Hope \"my AI voice of faith and healing\".",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        },
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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      ],
      "evidence": [
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GhyuXCculrQKuqHJW3l6J",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260518060301/https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GhyuXCculrQKuqHJW3l6J"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260518060301/https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GhyuXCculrQKuqHJW3l6J"
        },
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          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/893025762",
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "slug": "doc-raven",
      "name": "Doc Raven",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/doc-raven/",
      "verdict": "unclear",
      "verdictLabel": "Unclear",
      "summary": "Conflicting: Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Doc Raven's profile and Deezer tags recent releases as \"AI-generated content\", but his official website calls him \"a real human artist\", songwriter and producer Troy Foskey Jr. How much of the recordings involves AI is unconfirmed.",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260922122750/https://realdocraven.com/"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://routenote.com/radar/10-ai-country-artists-getting-millions-of-spotify-streams-in-2026/",
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          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145200/https://routenote.com/radar/10-ai-country-artists-getting-millions-of-spotify-streams-in-2026/"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "AI use stated, extent not: Drew Meadows's own Instagram bio says \"AI with heart, built to inspire\" and its TikTok bio says \"AI with purpose.\" Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge and Deezer tags releases \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260725001223/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0uKwfAiZgjxQ7v5YLgau2C"
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          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://opus.ing/posts/country-music-ai-slop-breaking-rust",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260922031715/https://opus.ing/posts/country-music-ai-slop-breaking-rust"
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      ],
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "name": "Dust & Harmony",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes, as an identity: Dust & Harmony has self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\", meaning its public identity is AI-generated. Its Spotify bio says the music is orchestrated by Nicholas A Hahn and describes \"Human-written lyrics\" with \"AI-assisted production\".",
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        {
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        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
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        {
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          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824203213/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gvXCInuQ7mAQh9ghDWhCf"
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824203213/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gvXCInuQ7mAQh9ghDWhCf"
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          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145742/https://routenote.com/radar/who-is-nick-hahn-the-man-behind-dust-harmonys-ai-country-music/"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "publisher": "Showbiz411",
          "date": "2026-03-30",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260928155657/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/03/30/ai-hit-music-maker-dallas-little-creator-of-eddie-dalton-speaks-i-dont-appreciate-how-my-work-has-been-characterized"
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          "date": "2026-04-06",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260427142041/https://pagesix.com/2026/04/06/entertainment/truth-behind-mystery-musician-taking-over-itunes-chart-revealed/"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/endless-taverns/",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes, by its own account. The Endless Taverns YouTube channel says its creator, a laid-off digital designer, is \"using AI to bring my weird ideas to life\", and Deezer tags its releases \"AI-generated content\".",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260722195905/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4J8rnLuoQLnT09osjqGsIr"
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      ],
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. Enlly's own biography says its music mixes acoustic expression and studio production with \"touches of creative AI\"; human writers and arrangers are credited.",
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          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4hm3WsEjU56qjJHY9vL9Jd",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/862662982",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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      "evidence": [
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4hm3WsEjU56qjJHY9vL9Jd",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260525150425/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4hm3WsEjU56qjJHY9vL9Jd"
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://routenote.com/radar/is-enlly-ai-the-truth-behind-the-viral-blues-singer/",
          "publisher": "RouteNote Radar",
          "date": "2026-09",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145417/https://routenote.com/radar/is-enlly-ai-the-truth-behind-the-viral-blues-singer/"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/fenix-flexin/",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. Fenix Flexin is a Los Angeles rapper and Shoreline Mafia co-founder; after the AI company Treblo said its model appears to have been used for his hit \"Rubberz\", he wrote on Instagram that he \"never said I didn't use AI\", per The Verge.",
      "aiUse": "ai-assisted",
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        {
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          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/996526781",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "date": "2026-08-07",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260808124256/https://stereogum.com/2507265/treblo-appears-to-confirm-fenix-flexins-rubberz-is-the-first-ai-generated-hot-100-hit/news"
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          "date": "2026-08-07",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260829143514/https://stereogum.com/2507554/fenix-flexin-finally-admits-he-used-ai-for-rubberz/news"
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        {
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/frontier-heart/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes, as an identity. Frontier Heart has self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\": the badge says the artist \"has shared with Spotify that their public identity is AI-generated.\" Deezer also tags releases \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
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          "labelText": "AI Persona",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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        },
        {
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    },
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      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on the Gravel & Grace profile behind \"Leave the Lamp on Lord\", and Deezer tags that single as \"AI-generated content\". The songs credit a singer called Arthur Hayes; no person behind the project has been named.",
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        },
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        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
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        }
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824211127/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4tLl5v2G90scM0pW6hvPU5"
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          "date": "2026-07-23",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260728022507/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/07/23/ai-alert-number-1-song-on-itunes-called-keep-the-lamp-on-lord-by-arthur-hayes-is-fake-so-is-country-act-noah-nine"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "name": "HAVEN.",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/haven/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. HAVEN.'s producers say the original \"I Run\" vocal was Harrison Walker's own voice, transformed with Suno into a female tone; a re-recorded version uses singer Kaitlin Aragon.",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260506212315/https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/24/havens-i-run-ai-song-explained/"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "summary": "Yes, by its own account. I Needed This Dave's official website says the songs on Volume 1 were \"written in a room with nothing but faith and Suno\", and Deezer labels its releases \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
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        {
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/imael-angel/",
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      "summary": "Deezer tags Imael Angel's own singles, including \"BAD TIMES\", as \"AI-generated content\". Songfacts and Hungarian press name the person behind it as Bernadett Gángó, who writes the lyrics and turns them into songs with AI tools.",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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      ],
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          "date": "2026-09-18",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023142426/https://hetnap.rs/cikk/Egy-magyar-no-dala-lett-Hugel-uj-slagere-61101.html"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
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      ],
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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    {
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/ingarose/",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. IngaRose's own Instagram bio says the songs use \"Human written lyrics\" with \"Stems & arrangement refined using Suno.\"",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "date": "2026-04-16",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260629175911/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/04/16/exclusive-itunes-gamed-again-with-another-ai-singer-at-number-1-ingarose-follows-eddie-dalton-as-fake-hit-performer"
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        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "publisher": "officialjadamonroe.com",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260514085944/https://officialjadamonroe.com/about.html"
        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260425052343/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1QCh7FQDKMPwQM2WzywAHi"
        },
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/957079341",
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          "date": "2026-04-17",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260518124554/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/04/17/robot-warning-all-musicians-should-worry-that-fake-ai-songs-have-12-spots-on-itunes-no-one-is-stopping-the-killing-of-music"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jd-steel",
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        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3utZ2ymhpigP8zEtND9Ybx",
          "publisher": "Spotify (artist bio)",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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          "type": "press",
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          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145200/https://routenote.com/radar/10-ai-country-artists-getting-millions-of-spotify-streams-in-2026/"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
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      "name": "Jerry's Sound Room",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/jerrys-sound-room/",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes, as an identity: Jerry's Sound Room has self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\", meaning its public identity is AI-generated. It has not said publicly how much of the music itself is made with AI.",
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        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260728163300/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tuO2DDZTKEQ6t6RT47WKH"
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          "url": "https://routenote.com/radar/is-jerrys-sound-room-ai-who-is-behind-the-viral-soul-artist/",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145540/https://routenote.com/radar/is-jerrys-sound-room-ai-who-is-behind-the-viral-soul-artist/"
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261016130632/https://sloptracker.org/"
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/942245381",
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
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        }
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "josh-fawaz",
      "name": "Josh Fawaz",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/josh-fawaz/",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "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.",
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        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
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        {
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          "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/most-played-song-in-australia-draws-ai-criticisms/106900858",
          "publisher": "ABC News (Australia)",
          "date": "2026-07-10",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260906032227/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/most-played-song-in-australia-draws-ai-criticisms/106900858"
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          "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/josh-fawaz-like-a-prayer-now-has-ai-credits-on-spotify/106924470",
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          "date": "2026-07-17",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260818043335/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/josh-fawaz-like-a-prayer-now-has-ai-credits-on-spotify/106924470"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "name": "Joy Rhodes",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/joy-rhodes/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Joy Rhodes's profile and Deezer tags several releases, including \"supposed to\", as \"AI-generated content\". A Mid-day column ran under a headline calling Joy Rhodes \"an AI artiste, and not a real person\" but gave no evidence for it.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VP8V2OMiwqTkLqEDObzrp",
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260917011830/https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VP8V2OMiwqTkLqEDObzrp"
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          "date": "2026-06-14",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023150935/https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/heres-why-you-should-listen-to-songs-by-joy-rhodes-who-is-an-ai-artiste-and-not-a-real-person-23635075"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "name": "Juno Skye",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/juno-skye/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Juno Skye's profile (checked Oct 23, 2026). Billboard describes Juno Skye as a contemporary Christian \"AI-powered artist\" whose songs are credited to Nguyen Duc Nam.",
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        },
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
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          "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/ai-artists-on-billboard-charts/unbound-music/",
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          "url": "https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/02/ai-artist-xania-monet-getting-spins-on-us-radio-stations",
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          "date": "2025-11-02",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
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          "date": "2025-11-24",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "summary": "Partly. Kimo Sounds' official \"Rise Slow\" video says \"AI-assisted music creation\" and Apple Music's bio calls it an AI-assisted project; Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge and Deezer tags its releases \"AI-generated content\".",
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          "date": "2025-11-12",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260930093923/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/that-new-hit-song-on-spotify-it-was-made-by-ai"
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260811201222/https://mashable.com/article/spotify-smart-shuffle-ai-music"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260922054225/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4y6CMS7tqBf8ubmUuP9SQI"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "summary": "Yes, as an identity: the act's own Instagram account introduced Noah Graves on May 7, 2026 as \"the first ai persona for The Christian Wave\". Deezer also tags its releases, including \"Lost and Seeking\", as \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628162324/https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-noah-graves-ai-christian-rock-artist-fools-fans-online-12091141"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "summary": "Yes, as an identity: Noah Nine has self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\", meaning its public identity is AI-generated. The people behind it have not said publicly how the music is made.",
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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          "date": "2026-07-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260728022507/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/07/23/ai-alert-number-1-song-on-itunes-called-keep-the-lamp-on-lord-by-arthur-hayes-is-fake-so-is-country-act-noah-nine"
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      "summary": "Partly. Noah Thorne's Spotify bio says the project combines \"traditional songwriting and instrumentation with AI assisted production\", and Deezer tags its releases, including \"Honey & Hemlock\", \"AI-generated content\".",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260101061127/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wDJ9lRkh1vQTnN46SiQ4u"
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      "verdictLabel": "Unclear",
      "summary": "Conflicting: Deezer tags \"When I Stand\" as \"AI-generated content\" and AllMusic's biography, also shown on Apple Music, calls Owen James an \"AI-generated country music project\", but the act's official website says \"Human made\" and \"Real artist, real performer\". Whether AI is involved is unconfirmed.",
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      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. PORCELAIN HEARTS' Spotify bio says the project \"blends human emotion with AI technology\" while the husband-and-wife team behind it writes the lyrics; Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge and Deezer tags its releases \"AI-generated content\".",
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          "scope": "artist",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023143030/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1SaerF7QF5mxah84qBsCnG"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Queen Butterfly's profile and Deezer tags its releases, including \"Piss Em’ Off\", as \"AI-generated content\". The Spotify bio describes a Texas artist and does not mention AI.",
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        {
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "summary": "Yes, as an identity: Ragal Ironbull has self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\", meaning its public identity is AI-generated, and Deezer tags \"VALHALLA CALLING\" as \"AI-generated content\". It has not said publicly how the music is made.",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
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          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261006002427/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vDYGs9p4Y6GpfvxJDDhjx"
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      "summary": "Conflicting: Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on RAVNLORE and Deezer tags its albums \"AI-generated content\", but Iron Faith Records, which Futurism linked to the act, says its content is \"human generated\". Whether AI is used in the music is unconfirmed.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IfqylaKHonx5zYs0Ik1xD",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
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        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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        },
        {
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      ],
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        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IfqylaKHonx5zYs0Ik1xD",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260731075226/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IfqylaKHonx5zYs0Ik1xD"
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        {
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/964794321",
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-viking-rap",
          "publisher": "Futurism",
          "date": "2026-05-25",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
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        {
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          "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-viking-rap",
          "publisher": "Futurism",
          "date": "2026-05-25",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011021556/https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-viking-rap"
        }
      ],
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        "nordic-folk"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "river-cain",
      "name": "River Cain",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/river-cain/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on River Cain's profile (checked Oct 23, 2026). The operator has not been named; the profile's own bio describes an independent country artist who writes his songs.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
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          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5xjBUO8FeCoIv3Et4Hm0jb",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5xjBUO8FeCoIv3Et4Hm0jb",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/08/16/country-music-has-a-new-fake-crossover-pop-star-fictional-river-cain-ai-suddenly-has-five-hit-singles-and-an-album-on-charts",
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          "date": "2026-08-16",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260914223330/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/08/16/country-music-has-a-new-fake-crossover-pop-star-fictional-river-cain-ai-suddenly-has-five-hit-singles-and-an-album-on-charts"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/river-cain-ai-country-artist-itunes-chart-five-singles/",
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          "date": "2026-08-17",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023150358/https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/river-cain-ai-country-artist-itunes-chart-five-singles/"
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        },
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ruby-black",
      "name": "Ruby Black",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/ruby-black/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Partly. Ruby Black's official YouTube channel says the project combines human songwriting with artificial intelligence tools for vocals and instrumentation, and the artist has told Spotify its public identity is AI-generated: the profile shows an \"AI Persona\" badge (checked Oct 23, 2026).",
      "aiUse": "ai-assisted",
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI Persona",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
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        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FP5sTSkC1VJzgggZiLdyI",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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        "saxboybilly18"
      ],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/saxboy-billy/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. Bill Stiteler (Saxboy Billy) says he wrote the lyrics of \"The Puerto Rico Song\" and used Suno to turn them into the song.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4vhhdU6dXhYwRzlvSJUMKj",
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        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
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          "url": "https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/tiktok/that-puerto-rico-song-going-viral-on-tiktok-is-ai-generated",
          "publisher": "Paste",
          "date": "2026-05-14",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260524103634/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/tiktok/that-puerto-rico-song-going-viral-on-tiktok-is-ai-generated"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0v85ldyjo",
          "publisher": "BBC News",
          "date": "2026-06-12",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260826150237/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0v85ldyjo"
        },
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          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1064380841",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
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        }
      ],
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "shunned-at-a-funeral",
      "name": "Shunned at a Funeral",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/shunned-at-a-funeral/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Shunned at a Funeral and Deezer tags its albums \"AI-generated content\". KOBI-TV reports creator Ethan Howard uses generative AI to present the virtual band; the project's FAQ says it is not an \"AI band\" and that \"the heart of the project is human.\"",
      "platformLabels": [
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "scope": "artist",
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/912727451",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        },
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
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          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0C1z7vr9MlptElxOso78nP",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260616024617/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0C1z7vr9MlptElxOso78nP"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/912727451",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://kobi5.com/news/music-project-shunned-at-a-funeral-sparks-debate-over-ai-in-music-308559/",
          "publisher": "KOBI-TV NBC5",
          "date": "2026-06-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260916211424/https://kobi5.com/news/music-project-shunned-at-a-funeral-sparks-debate-over-ai-in-music-308559/"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://indieentertainmentmagazine.com/shunned-at-a-funeral-the-perfect-illusion/",
          "publisher": "Indie Entertainment Magazine",
          "date": "2026-07-25",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023142451/https://indieentertainmentmagazine.com/shunned-at-a-funeral-the-perfect-illusion/"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.shunnedatafuneral.com/legacy/about-5-4/",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023151551/https://www.shunnedatafuneral.com/legacy/about-5-4/"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
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        "gospel"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "sienna-rose",
      "name": "Sienna Rose",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/sienna-rose/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Deezer flags many of Sienna Rose's albums and songs as AI-generated content, and told the BBC it is \"certain\" they are AI. The people behind the project have not said anything publicly.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
          "platform": "spotify",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wq8iklwcF2dj0jtMpPvOJ",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/915371161",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wq8iklwcF2dj0jtMpPvOJ",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260608082340/https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wq8iklwcF2dj0jtMpPvOJ"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sienna-rose-ai-artist-real-1235499068/",
          "publisher": "Rolling Stone",
          "date": "2026-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260222063951/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sienna-rose-ai-artist-real-1235499068/"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6v83gq66eo",
          "publisher": "BBC News",
          "date": "2026-01-17",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261016022924/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6v83gq66eo"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://stereogum.com/2485396/ai-artist-sienna-rose-dominates-spotify-viral-50-playlist-selena-gomez-removes-her-song-from-her-instagram/news",
          "publisher": "Stereogum",
          "date": "2026-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260910081403/https://stereogum.com/2485396/ai-artist-sienna-rose-dominates-spotify-viral-50-playlist-selena-gomez-removes-her-song-from-her-instagram/news"
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      ],
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "slime-dot",
      "name": "Slime Dot",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/slime-dot/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Slime Dot's profile, and Deezer tags its albums \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026). In a GQ South Africa interview, the project's lawyer, Donald Woodard, said its creator \"has never once tried to hide that Slime Dot is AI-generated.\"",
      "platformLabels": [
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2LnFNK3k4zi3T48mrYdHmA",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/921428641",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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      ],
      "evidence": [
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          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2LnFNK3k4zi3T48mrYdHmA",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/921428641",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://gq.co.za/culture/entertainment/2026-06-09-who-is-slime-dot-donald-woodard-on-representing-virtual-creators-and-the-future-of-ai-music",
          "publisher": "GQ South Africa",
          "date": "2026-06-09",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "solomon-ray",
      "name": "Solomon Ray",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/solomon-ray/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. Rapper Christopher \"Topher\" Townsend says he created Solomon Ray, writing lyrics with ChatGPT and generating the songs with Suno.",
      "aiUse": "ai-assisted",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4QQMithHxRhyk69LgkMKEg",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/maga-rapper-ai-gospel-song-climbed-charts",
          "publisher": "Billboard",
          "date": "2025-11-21",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251230010930/https://www.billboard.com/pro/maga-rapper-ai-gospel-song-climbed-charts/"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://nypost.com/2025/11/25/entertainment/no-1-christian-artist-topping-the-charts-is-ai-no-holy-spirit/",
          "publisher": "New York Post",
          "date": "2025-11-25",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260326182152/https://nypost.com/2025/11/25/entertainment/no-1-christian-artist-topping-the-charts-is-ai-no-holy-spirit/"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2026-02-27/ai-song-generator-startups-suno-udio-music-industry",
          "publisher": "WUNC / AP",
          "date": "2026-02-27",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260727102057/https://www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2026-02-27/ai-song-generator-startups-suno-udio-music-industry"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/908781172",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
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        "gospel",
        "soul"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "solpulse",
      "name": "Solpulse",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/solpulse/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on Solpulse's profile and Deezer tags its releases, including \"I'm a Woman\", as \"AI-generated content\". We found no public statement from the people behind it.",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "scope": "artist",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MzpZHJLoy027EwN611ZV9",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/828531691",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MzpZHJLoy027EwN611ZV9",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260303054236/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MzpZHJLoy027EwN611ZV9"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/828531691",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "pop",
        "reggae"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "spalexma",
      "name": "Spalexma",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/spalexma/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes, as an identity: Spalexma, the act credited with \"We Are Charlie Kirk\", has self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\", and Deezer tags its releases \"AI-generated content\". Politico reported the song was entirely AI-generated.",
      "aiUse": "unknown",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI Persona",
          "decidedBy": "creator",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0br7BhK6Vr2Bx8IEg0PEn3",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/823589571",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0br7BhK6Vr2Bx8IEg0PEn3",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261012153840/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0br7BhK6Vr2Bx8IEg0PEn3"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/823589571",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251118011633/https://www.deezer.com/en/album/823589571"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/17/charlie-kirk-memes-ai-00722839",
          "publisher": "Politico",
          "date": "2026-01-17",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260118221043/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/17/charlie-kirk-memes-ai-00722839"
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        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://kotaku.com/we-are-charlie-kirk-song-ai-videos-memes-kirkify-jokes-2000649211",
          "publisher": "Kotaku",
          "date": "2025-12-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260911102345/https://kotaku.com/we-are-charlie-kirk-song-ai-videos-memes-kirkify-jokes-2000649211"
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          "type": "catalog-bio",
          "url": "https://tidal.com/album/461467314/credits",
          "publisher": "Tidal (credits)",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260912224540/https://tidal.com/album/461467314/credits"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "tata-taktumi",
      "name": "TaTa Taktumi",
      "aliases": [
        "TaTa"
      ],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/tata-taktumi/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. Timbaland's company Stage Zero presents TaTa as an AI artist; Timbaland called her \"a living, learning, autonomous music artist built with AI.\"",
      "aiUse": "fully-generated",
      "platformLabels": [
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KrdjItAk8vl72mBlISjek",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/970179421",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KrdjItAk8vl72mBlISjek",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260308211312/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KrdjItAk8vl72mBlISjek"
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://www.npr.org/2025/06/17/nx-s1-5431544/timbaland-ai-music-suno-stage-zero-tata-generative",
          "publisher": "NPR",
          "date": "2025-06-17",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261013051807/https://www.npr.org/2025/06/17/nx-s1-5431544/timbaland-ai-music-suno-stage-zero-tata-generative"
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://stagezeroentertainment.com/",
          "publisher": "Stage Zero",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260606234412/https://www.stagezeroentertainment.com/"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://musically.com/2026/03/26/timbalands-ai-artist-tata-taktumi-bags-record-deal-with-pmg/",
          "publisher": "Music Ally",
          "date": "2026-03-26",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260407114857/https://musically.com/2026/03/26/timbalands-ai-artist-tata-taktumi-bags-record-deal-with-pmg/"
        },
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/970179421",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
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      "genres": [
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
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      "slug": "the-naughty-jukebox",
      "name": "The Naughty Jukebox",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/the-naughty-jukebox/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Deezer tags The Naughty Jukebox's releases, including \"Bonnie to My Clyde\", as \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026). The Spotify bio credits the songs to songwriter Genaro Castillo and does not mention AI.",
      "platformLabels": [
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          "state": "not-seen",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wmr8gW4zaRqSdt6ylGc3C",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1105051772",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1105051772",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wmr8gW4zaRqSdt6ylGc3C",
          "publisher": "Spotify (artist bio)",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260828140103/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wmr8gW4zaRqSdt6ylGc3C"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://routenote.com/radar/10-ai-country-artists-getting-millions-of-spotify-streams-in-2026/",
          "publisher": "RouteNote Radar",
          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145200/https://routenote.com/radar/10-ai-country-artists-getting-millions-of-spotify-streams-in-2026/"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
        "country",
        "blues",
        "soul"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-velvet-sundown",
      "name": "The Velvet Sundown",
      "aliases": [
        "Velvet Sundown"
      ],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/the-velvet-sundown/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. In July 2025 the project said it is \"a synthetic music project guided by human creative direction, and composed, voiced, and visualized with the support of artificial intelligence.\"",
      "aiUse": "ai-assisted",
      "platformLabels": [
        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "Likely AI Persona",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GRtyAXWUiisGYub5SGMrb",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22"
        },
        {
          "platform": "deezer",
          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
          "scope": "album",
          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/774152711",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "youtube-music",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
          "platform": "soundcloud",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
        {
          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GRtyAXWUiisGYub5SGMrb",
          "publisher": "Spotify",
          "date": "2026-10-22",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261012124647/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GRtyAXWUiisGYub5SGMrb"
        },
        {
          "type": "creator-statement",
          "url": "https://www.thefader.com/2025/07/07/the-velvet-sundown-ai-band-story-explained",
          "publisher": "The FADER",
          "date": "2025-07-05",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260712065557/https://www.thefader.com/2025/07/07/the-velvet-sundown-ai-band-story-explained"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/velvet-sundown-response-july-2025/",
          "publisher": "Digital Music News",
          "date": "2025-07-01",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250707013533/https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/velvet-sundown-response-july-2025/"
        },
        {
          "type": "press",
          "url": "https://www.thefader.com/2025/07/07/the-velvet-sundown-ai-band-story-explained",
          "publisher": "The FADER",
          "date": "2025-07-07",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-22",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260712065557/https://www.thefader.com/2025/07/07/the-velvet-sundown-ai-band-story-explained"
        },
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          "type": "platform-label",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/774152711",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011231341/https://www.deezer.com/en/album/774152711"
        }
      ],
      "genres": [
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        "folk-rock"
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-23",
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "slug": "topher-ryan",
      "name": "Topher Ryan",
      "aliases": [],
      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/topher-ryan/",
      "verdict": "platform-labeled",
      "verdictLabel": "Platform AI label",
      "summary": "Deezer tags Topher Ryan's single \"Living Proof\" as \"AI-generated content\" (checked Oct 23, 2026), and Spotify showed no AI Persona badge. The official website says the songs are released under that name by Chris Jones and mentions being confused with \"an AI project using the name TOPHER\"; it does not say whether AI is used in his own recordings.",
      "platformLabels": [
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          "state": "not-seen",
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2yKiWQs2tqNlPW8mE6MQeT",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "state": "present",
          "labelText": "AI-generated content",
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          "decidedBy": "platform",
          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1115695732",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "platform": "apple-music",
          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
          "platform": "tidal",
          "state": "not-checked"
        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        }
      ],
      "evidence": [
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          "url": "https://www.deezer.com/en/album/1115695732",
          "publisher": "Deezer",
          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/10/pop-fizz-5-of-itunes-top-20-are-ai-as-record-sales-collapse-but-the-beatles-taylor-swift-old-britney-spears-take-up-most-of-the-oxygen",
          "publisher": "Showbiz411",
          "date": "2026-10-10",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261014073026/https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/10/pop-fizz-5-of-itunes-top-20-are-ai-as-record-sales-collapse-but-the-beatles-taylor-swift-old-britney-spears-take-up-most-of-the-oxygen"
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          "date": "2026-10-12",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261013215329/https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/five-ai-acts-itunes-top-20-imael-angel-bad-times-2026/"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023145942/https://topherryan.com/blog/my-name-is-chris-jones"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-10-23"
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      "name": "Unbound Music",
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      "url": "https://whosung.com/artist/unbound-music/",
      "verdict": "creator-disclosed",
      "verdictLabel": "Creator disclosed AI",
      "summary": "Yes. Unbound Music's Spotify bio says all its instrumentals and vocals are AI-generated, with lyrics by AI, by the project or both, and the profile is self-disclosed on Spotify as an \"AI Persona\".",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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          "decidedBy": "platform",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        },
        {
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          "state": "no-listener-label",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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        {
          "platform": "tidal",
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        {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23"
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          "date": "2026-10-23",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618105004/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ZDWbMcbqgqWDJDGfGxWQJ"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-23",
          "archived": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618105004/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ZDWbMcbqgqWDJDGfGxWQJ"
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      "summary": "Spotify shows a \"Likely AI Persona\" badge on VYRMA's profile, meaning Spotify judged its public identity may be AI-generated. VYRMA itself has made no clear public statement; Qobuz credits Marios Demetriou as lyricist and composer.",
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          "date": "2025",
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