Viral Chart-Topping Gospel Star Isn’t a Human Being

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00:00Viral chart-topping gospel star isn't a human being.

00:04Gospel singer Solomon Ray is an AI-generated singer and the internet's latest topic of discussion.

00:10Ray's songs entered iTunes' Top 100 Christian and Gospel Albums chart last week.

00:15He shared this news on Instagram, including a graphic detailing his achievements and a lengthy caption celebrating it.

00:21However, this has enraged fans online.

00:24AI-generated gospel singer Solomon Ray's songs have recently surpassed many music charts and records.

00:30According to his caption, he is currently holding the number one song and album on iTunes Christian charts simultaneously.

00:37It appears to be the first for any AI-singer of any genre.

00:41Gospel singer Solomon Ray boasts 48,000 followers, 360,000 monthly listeners, 2.6 million combined streams, and 63-plus radio spins.

00:52According to the graphic, he is ranked first for gospel digital song sales.

00:56Billboard ranks Ray 6th on hot gospel songs and 16th on the digital song sales and emerging artists list.

01:04The caption on Instagram reads,

01:05Solomon Ray is no longer the AI experiment.

01:09He is now the biggest new voice in gospel music, period.

01:13The future arrived faster than anyone expected, and his name is Solomon Ray, all in under 21 days.

01:20It was accompanied by the hashtags Christian, Solomon Ray, and AI Gospel.

01:26Unsurprisingly, fans are enraged on social media and have slammed the gospel singer in the comments section.

01:31One fan commented,

01:33Screwing over human artists so humans can pay to hear a robot's feelings about God.

01:37No thanks.

01:38Another fan questioned,

01:40So who shows up to perform at concerts?

01:42A holographic image of this made-up person?

01:44A third fan backed the previous two and penned,

01:47AI gospel doesn't sit right with me.

01:50Finally, a fan chimed in,

01:52I'd rather listen to a real human with real work and emotion put into their art, called music.

01:57This is not authentic.

01:59Most fans think it is unfair for an AI-generated gospel singer to compete with actual human artists

02:05on the same music charts and in the same streaming race.

02:09Ray has released Christmas albums, A Soulful Christmas and Faithful Soul,

02:12which have generated millions of streams.