Overview
- Monet’s “How Was I Supposed to Know?” debuted at No. 30 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart on the ranking dated Nov. 1.
- Billboard reports at least one AI or AI-assisted act has debuted on its charts in each of the past four weeks, indicating a quickening trend.
- The project is operated by Mississippi poet Telisha “Nikki” Jones using generative software Suno, and Apple Music lists Monet as a contemporary R&B vocalist.
- Monet previously hit No. 1 on R&B Digital Song Sales and has appeared on Hot Gospel Songs, Hot R&B Songs, and Emerging Artists.
- Industry reaction is sharply divided, with artists like Kehlani criticizing AI music as Monet’s manager defends it as a tool, while Spotify says it recently removed 75 million “spammy” tracks tied to misuse.