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AI Act Breaking Rust Hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales Chart

The placement reflects paid downloads rather than broad airplay or streaming dominance.

Overview

  • ‘Walk My Walk’ leads the Country Digital Song Sales tally this week as Breaking Rust surpasses 2 million monthly Spotify listeners and logs multimillion stream counts.
  • Multiple outlets describe the act as AI‑generated, and AFP-cited detection tools estimated a 60–90% likelihood the track uses synthetic vocals.
  • Song credits name Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor, an obscure figure linked to another AI project, with no independently verified human performer identified.
  • Billboard has recently tracked more AI or AI‑assisted artists entering its rankings, and Breaking Rust previously debuted at No. 9 on the Emerging Artists chart.
  • Reports note the chart can be topped with roughly a few thousand paid downloads, sharpening calls for AI labeling and fueling ongoing legal pressure from labels and publishers over training data.