AI artist makes debut on Billboard radio chat

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published November 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM EST

Billboard says Xania Monet is "the first known AI artist to earn enough radio airplay to debut on a Billboard radio chart."

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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