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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Caitlin Cassidy

Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?

Josh Fawaz on YouTube
Josh Fawaz’s YouTube channel. His cover of Like a Prayer has topped the Australian commercial radio charts and the global iTunes electronic music charts. Photograph: @joshfawaz/YouTube

An Australian producer has gone from little-known artist to viral sensation in a matter of months, with his hit song catapulting on to global charts and receiving thousands of radio spins.

There’s just one problem: music experts and other musicians are questioning whether he produced it. They claim Josh Fawaz’s most popular song, a cover of Madonna’s Like a Prayer which reached the No 1 spot on the National Radio Airplay chart, could have been made using AI.

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