Music

November 2025 brought a quiet earthquake to Adult R&B radio. "How Was I Supposed To Know?" landed at #30 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart—soulful vocals, church-bred emotion, heartbreak you could feel. Then the reveal: singer Xania Monet isn't human. She's an AI-generated R&B artist created by Telisha "Nikki" Jones, a 31-year-old Mississippi poet. In… read more

TLDR: Mississippi poet Telisha Jones used AI to give her lyrics a voice as Xania Monet, landing a $3 million record deal and a Billboard No. 1—proving the fight isn’t human vs. machine, but whether the industry will use the tech to amplify unheard writers or just replace them with cheaper, risk-free product. Picture this:… read more