While Monet has generated the bulk of discussion, she isn't the only AI-driven act making an impact on Billboard 's charts.

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The last time fans of R&B were as spoiled for choice as they are now, Ne-Yo was two-stepping across stages in his fedora singing “Closer.” The night before, at the Grammy Museum, I had the privilege ...

"Even outside of music, the idea of white mediocrity will always prevail. It just has inherently been more celebrated because ...