Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?
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Source: The Guardian TechnologyJuly 13, 2026
Summary
An Australian producer named Josh Fawaz released a cover of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" that became the most-played song on Australian radio, but music experts and other musicians are questioning whether he actually created it, suspecting it may have been made using generative AI (machine learning tools that create new content like music or images). The article raises questions about how generative AI is being used in music and whether AI-generated works should be labeled as such.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/13/josh-fawaz-like-a-prayer-song-is-it-ai-radio
First tracked: July 13, 2026 at 02:00 AM
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