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Forrest Frank is speaking out against AI-generated songs. The Christian artist was prompted to address the ever-growing issues by the fact that an AI artist currently has four songs in the Top 10 of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For Tony Sias, Motown isn’t the soundtrack of the past. It’s a unifying force the present moment needs. “In the times in which we live today, music can be that vehicle that brings ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

Same song, different meanings! Join us as we explore covers that completely transformed the original intentions behind the music. From punk reworkings of classy standards to feminist anthems that were ...

A rapper who goes by the name Topher created Solomon Ray, an AI-assisted artist making waves in gospel music. He explains how it all works. By Steve Knopper Solomon Ray, a handsome young singer with a ...