First AI Music Awards Held in the US, Virtual Singer Xania Monet Sweeps Top Honors

The first AI Music Awards was held in Los Angeles, honoring musicians who use AI to help create songs. AI music has faced controversy and even lawsuits, but it has racked up millions of streams and made it onto music charts.

Virtual singer Xania Monet won all three big awards of the night: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Her hit song became the first track by an AI artist to enter Billboard's radio play chart. She was created by Theresa Jones, who writes all the lyrics herself and uses AI to compose the music.

The organizers also built an AI music chart and a tool that spots AI-generated songs. Many nominees said AI helped them turn their stories into music when they lacked the full skills to do it alone. Musicians at the event said AI music should be seen as a new genre, and real people still put in real work behind it.