AI-generated song removed from Swedish rankings

Sweden’s decision to ban an AI-generated song from its charts highlights growing tensions between innovation and regulation in digital music markets.
An AI-created hit song has been removed from Sweden’s official charts, raising new questions about how artificial intelligence fits into music industry rules.

Sweden has removed a chart-topping song from its official rankings after ruling it was mainly created using AI. The track had attracted millions of streams on Spotify within weeks.

Industry investigators found no public profile for the artist, later linking the song to executives at a music firm using AI tools. Producers insisted that technology merely assisted a human-led creative process.

Music organisations say AI-generated tracks threaten existing industry rules and creator revenues. The decision intensifies debate over how to regulate AI in cultural markets.

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