Overview
- Billboard lists Breaking Rust at No. 1 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, with The Independent reporting it holds the top spot for a second week and three total weeks on the chart.
- The project’s songs credit the little-known Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor, and AFP-cited tools indicated a 60–90% probability the track was generated by AI, as outlets note Billboard previously described Breaking Rust as an AI-powered act.
- Spotify shows more than 2 million monthly listeners and multiple tracks with over 1 million plays, including ‘Livin’ on Borrowed Time’ exceeding 4 million streams, while the act’s Instagram following has grown to roughly 35,000–39,000.
- The country digital sales ranking measures paid downloads, and Billboard bulletins indicate top positions can be reached with roughly 3,000 purchases, a low threshold that raises concerns about chart integrity.
- Streaming services do not uniformly label AI music, with Deezer reporting large volumes of fully AI uploads and pushing labeling, as industry lawsuits and licensing moves involving AI music companies continue.