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AI Alert: Number 1 Song on iTunes Called “Leave the Lamp on, Lord” by Arthur Hayes, aka Gravel & Grace, is Fake, So is Country Act Noah Nine

A fake AI-generated artist named Arthur Hayes, with a group called Gravel & Grace, has reached number 1 on iTunes with the song "Miles to Mercy," according to Showbiz411. The outlet reports that the song has 68 fake videos on YouTube, some with 300,000 views, and that Gravel & Grace holds nine positions on the iTunes top 100, while another fake act, Noah Nine, has three tracks. Showbiz411 notes that Spotify has said it will start identifying AI songs and artists, but iTunes and YouTube have not, calling the situation an embarrassment for real music.

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AI Alert: Number 1 Song on iTunes Called “Leave the Lamp on, Lord” by Arthur Hayes, aka Gravel & Grace, is Fake, So is Country Act Noah Nine
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iTunes still doesn’t get it. When AI songs and artists hit their charts, they make no distinction.

So now we have a fake singer called Arthur Hayes. He has a “group” called Gravel Grace.

Their “song,” called “Miles to Mercy,” is number 1 on iTunes. It has 68 fake videos on YouTube. Some of them have 300,000 views.

But it’s all AI, a total fake. If you like it, fine. But you won’t see be seeing Arthur Hayes in concert.

He doesn’t exist.

Spotify recently said they would start identifying AI songs and artists. But iTunes and You Tube don’t. That’s how “records” by fake artists like Eddie Dalton became iTunes this past spring.

No mercy for Arthur Hayes, and no grace. Maybe some gravel.

Gravel & Grace has nine positions on the iTunes top 100.

Also on the chart is “Noah Nine” with three fake tracks. That makes 12, if you’re counting.

Where are they coming from? Stay tuned. They could be from that guy in Greenville, South Carolina called Dallas Ray Little. Or someone else who’s gotten their hands on an AI Program.

There’s so REAL good music that deserves those iTunes spots. This has become an embarrassment.

Also be on the lookout for something called Xania Monet. She’s NOT the great Victoria Monet, who is really real and vastly talented!

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