We’ve come a long way since Fake Drake . AI-generated music was once the territory of meme doomscroll fodder and Grimes’ relentless techno-optimism screeds. Now it represents a rapidly growing sector of the industry, with platforms successfully shooting AI-generated country, rock, R&B, and gospel songs onto the charts . This onslaught has led to a musical chairs of lawsuits and settlements—and, occasionally, partnerships—between the Big Three labels and the AI startups attempting to crib their