{"id":353584,"date":"2025-11-03T22:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/353584\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:31:16","slug":"ai-artist-xania-monet-debuts-on-the-adult-rb-airplay-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/353584\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on the Adult R&B Airplay Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWhile many Billboard radio airplay stories focus, rightly enough, on which artists and songs are topping the charts, this week\u2019s Adult R&B Airplay<\/a> survey (dated Nov. 1) contains a potentially historic development at the anchor spot, No. 30, thanks to Xania Monet\u2019s \u201cHow Was I Supposed to Know?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat\u2019s the difference between that song and the other 103 titles that have made the chart this year alone? Xania Monet (first name pronounced \u201czha-NI-ah,\u201d rhyming with Shania, as in Shania Twain) is an AI-driven artist<\/a>, the product of a poet named Telisha Jones, and her song\u2019s chart arrival marks the first known instance of an AI-based act to earn a spot on a Billboard radio chart. The move also represents another step in the evolving relationship<\/a> between AI tools and creators and the music industry.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHow Was I Supposed to Know?\u201d begins on the Adult R&B Airplay chart through its plays at panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the United States. It improved 28% in plays for the tracking week of Oct. 17-23 compared to its Oct. 10-16 total, according to Luminate. In that window, 15 of the chart-contributing adult R&B radio stations played the song, according to Mediabase, among 57 total reporters.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song first generated public attention as a viral track on TikTok and other social media platforms. Social growth extended to streaming services and digital retailers, prompting the song\u2019s No. 1 debut on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart dated Sept. 20 and a No. 20 start on the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart a week later. As awareness spread, the song and its creator ignited a discourse of both supportive and opposing perspectives, with SZA and Kehlani among the most prominent opponents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard reached out to several stations\u2019 programming and music directors to seek comment on the song, artist and surrounding industry discussions, but none replied to our inquiries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFor a creative situation only possible thanks to futuristic technology, a focus on radio promotion may seem an old-school approach. The team surrounding Monet, however, views it as a no-brainer. \u201cHer song is resonating with the masses. That was our simple formula,\u201d says Romel Murphy, who manages Monet. \u201cIf you had a, let\u2019s say, traditional, artist and were a label and marketing executive, radio would be a piece of the promotion strategy. We\u2019re interested in bringing the music to as many people as possible.\u201d To that end, Murphy says a full radio push is part of the equation. \u201cOur goal is to continue to grow, continue to connect and hopefully get to No. 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Monet has generated the bulk of discussion, she isn\u2019t the only AI-driven act making an impact<\/a> on Billboard\u2019s charts. The Emerging Artists<\/a> chart has become a home for these budding acts, with several landing on various rankings the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

\n\tNow, those concrete examples indicate the growing likelihood of AI-driven artists as a major industry transformation.<\/p>\n

\n\tStill, Murphy asks observers to assess from a music-first perspective. \u201cBe it a radio programming director, be it a music fan, be it our peers, colleagues, artists,\u201d he says, \u201cjust listen to the songs. Listen to the lyrics. And then make your judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n


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