{"id":83855,"date":"2026-02-13T17:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/ai-music-is-flooding-the-charts-around-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:20:52","slug":"la-musica-basata-sullintelligenza-artificiale-sta-inondando-le-classifiche-di-tutta-europa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/la-musica-basata-sullintelligenza-artificiale-sta-inondando-le-classifiche-di-tutta-europa\/","title":{"rendered":"La musica basata sull&#39;intelligenza artificiale sta inondando le classifiche di tutta Europa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AI music generators like Suno, Udio and Mureka have lowered the barrier to entry in the music industry and made it far easier for anyone to create music and find success with it, even without traditional skills or talent. But at what cost? Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/60000-ai-tracks-hit-deezer-daily-as-platform-moves-to-license-detection-tech-to-wider-music-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60,000<\/a> AI-generated songs are uploaded every day, yet 85% of streams on AI-generated tracks are fraudulent, suggesting that there is currently little real demand for AI music.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Deezer is the only streaming platform that discloses which songs are AI-generated and which are not, although it plans to license its detection model to other streaming platforms. At the same time, platforms such as Bandcamp have banned AI music altogether.<\/p>\n<p>AI music has also undergone exponential development in the last few months. According to a Deezer\/Ipsos survey, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom-deezer.com\/2025\/11\/deezer-ipsos-survey-ai-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>97%<\/strong><\/a> of respondents were unable to distinguish between AI-generated music and human-made music. AI music is often criticised for its lack of soul, its generic and overly polished sound, and its sloppy or nonsensical lyrics. But as it improves, it becomes so convincing that even outspoken critics of AI music are accidentally liking and listening to it, assuming it was made by a human artist when, in reality, it was created by a fictional \u201cartist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Here, we<\/span> will present some examples from across Europe.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cVerknallt in einen Talahon\u201d: The first AI-Generated song to ever chart. <\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Believe it or not, the first fully AI-generated song ever to chart wasn\u2019t \u201cWe Are Charlie Kirk,\u201d nor was it released by The Velved Sundown, Xania Monet, Sienna Rose, or Breaking Rust. It was \u201cVerknallt in einen Talahon\u201d (\u201cIn Love with a Talahon\u201d) by Butterbro, produced by Austrian producer Josua Waghubinger, who is based in Germany. \u201cVerknallt in einen Talahon\u201d debuted on 15 August 2024 at No. 48 on Germany\u2019s singles chart and climbed to No. 3 on Spotify\u2019s \u201cDaily Viral Songs Global\u201d chart, holding that position for seven days from 12 August 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Although the song\u2019s 60s\/70s-style sound may seem harmless to listeners who don\u2019t understand German, the same cannot be said for its theme. \u201cTalahon\u201d broadly refers to young men with migrant backgrounds who are stereotyped as aggressive and sexist, and the term is also used by some far-right groups as a slur. The song was originally written as an inside joke among friends. Little did Waghubinger know that it would not only go viral, but also ignite controversy\u2014both for being AI-generated and for its lyrics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Verknallt in einen Talahon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0JTO8Oagt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I Run&#8221;: The first AI hit to get a second chance. <\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The British production duo HAVEN. (HVN) saw their debut single, &#8220;I Run,&#8221; go viral on TikTok and chart in several countries, only for it to be removed from streaming shortly afterwards due to its AI-generated vocals sounding too similar to Jorja Smith&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Written by Harrison Walker and produced by Jacob Donaghue, &#8220;I Run&#8221; blends EDM and UK garage with lo-fi and downtempo elements. The track\u2019s AI-assisted vocal processing\u2014using Suno to transform Walker\u2019s voice into a female-sounding one\u2014sparked controversy when listeners claimed it mimicked Jorja Smith, who publicly denied any involvement. Her label, along with the RIAA, issued takedown requests alleging misrepresentation and copyright violation, leading to the song\u2019s removal from major platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, as well as its exclusion from the Billboard Hot 100. Smith\u2019s label later pursued royalties.<\/p>\n<p>In response, HAVEN released a new version featuring Kaitlin Aragon on 21 November 2025. This version achieved significant chart success, including top 10 placements in the UK, Australia, Austria, and New Zealand, as well as a Gold certification in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HAVEN. - I RUN (Lyrics)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hTHmk4_HnV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWij zeggen nee, nee, nee, tegen een AZC\u201d: The First AI-generated Protest Song to Reach the National Top 40 <\/p>\n<p>JW \u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">Broken Veteran\u201d, <\/span>a self-described Afghanistan veteran with PTSD from Rotterdam, has released many AI-produced political songs on topics such as immigration, pronouns, and right-wing extremism. Several of these tracks, along with his breakthrough hit, have entered the Dutch Spotify charts. Due to threats and ongoing controversy, JW announced that he would stop making protest music and released a final track, \u201cMy Final Chord.\u201d Its lyrics claim that the Netherlands is \u201cdrowning,\u201d that its heritage is \u201cdying,\u201d and that the country is being flooded by people \u201cwho don\u2019t belong here.\u201d JW maintains that he is not opposed to foreigners in general, but to people he believes are disrupting the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">Wij zeggen nee, nee, nee, tegen een AZC\u201d (We say no, no, no to an asylum seekers&#8217; centre<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>) <\/b><\/span>quickly climbed the Dutch charts, peaking at No. 5 on the Single Top 100 and No. 2 on Dutch Spotify. Dutch media and commentators labelled it far-right and xenophobic, viewing it as a worrying sign amid protests against asylum centres. Critics urged Spotify to remove the track for allegedly containing hate or extremist content, but Spotify stated that it did not violate its policies. A lawyer argued that the lyrics likely fall under freedom of expression because they are vague and not clearly directed at a specific protected group.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the feminist group Dolle Mina launched a campaign to stream Sophie Straat\u2019s pro-immigration song \u201cVrijheid, gelijkheid, zusterschap\u201d (Freedom, equality, sisterhood) in an attempt to prevent the anti-AZC track from reaching No. 1. Straat\u2019s song subsequently reached No. 1 on Dutch Spotify, keeping \u201cAZC\u201d at No. 2; at one point, the artist credit for \u201cAZC\u201d was jokingly changed to \u201cIntermissible.\u201d On 11 November 2025, the song was removed from all streaming services by its distributor, DistroKid, rather than by Spotify itself.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Since then, JW \u201cBroken Veteran\u201d has changed his mind and remains active on social media, releasing new music\u2014created with artificial intelligence, of course. \u201cWij zeggen nee, nee, nee, tegen een AZC\u201d is back on streaming platforms, along with the rest of his discography. On 28 January, JW even released another anti-AZC protest song, titled \u201cAZC \u2013 NEE, NEE, NEE!\u201d though it did not match the success of his biggest hit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JW Broken Veteran - Wij zeggen Nee, Nee, Nee, tegen een AZC! (Official Lyrics Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ovFCLVc0Ic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Jag vet, du \u00e4r inte min&#8221;: #1 on Spotify, #404 on Sverigetopplistan  <\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">A folk-pop track titled \u201cJag vet, du \u00e4r inte min\u201d (\u201cI Know, You\u2019re Not Mine\u201d), sung by virtual \u201cartist\u201d Jacub, became Sweden\u2019s biggest song of 2026 so far, racking up over five million streams on Spotify. Journalists soon discovered that \u201cJacub\u201d had no real-world presence and traced the track back to a group of music executives at Danish company Stellar Music, including staff from its AI department. The producers, who call themselves \u201cTeam Jacub,\u201d insist that AI is merely a tool in a human-led creative process and argue that the song\u2019s popularity proves its artistic merit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>IFPI Sweden, which manages Sverigetopplistan, the country\u2019s official music chart, later banned the track, stating that songs that are primarily AI-generated cannot appear on the national top list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJag vet, du \u00e4r inte min\u201d was subsequently covered by Jakob Karlberg, giving the song what <span lang=\"en-US\">Karlberg itself<\/span> described as <span lang=\"en-US\">a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jakobkarlberg\/reel\/DTieg96jCBK\/?hl=el\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>human<\/strong><\/a> version\u201d.<\/span> This became one of the rare instances of a human artist covering a song created with artificial intelligence, and Karlberg\u2019s version quickly went viral on Swedish TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jag vet, du \u00e4r inte min\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Wfh65NmB7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Papaoutai&#8221;: One of the first hits of 2026 is an AI cover of a 2010s hit. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"461\">If you\u2019re active on social media, chances are you\u2019ve already come across it: an Afro-soul cover of Stromae\u2019s <em data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"247\">Papaoutai<\/em> by Unjaps, mikeeysmind and chill 77, which has recently gone viral on Spotify. The track debuted at No. 168 on the Global Spotify chart with 1.29 million streams and has since surpassed 44 million total streams.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"793\">The cover, which uses artificial intelligence to recreate and reinterpret Stromae\u2019s vocals and musical style, quickly attracted widespread attention. It has charted in several countries, reaching No. 3 in Greece and Lithuania and No. 66 on <em data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"719\">Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Global 200. Yet beneath its warm, upbeat sound lies a deeply sad story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPapaoutai\u201d was originally released in 2013 by Belgian singer and rapper Stromae. Both the lyrics and the music video were inspired by the absence of his father, who abandoned <span lang=\"en-US\">him<\/span> and was later killed in the Rwandan genocide when Stromae was a child, leaving him with little to no memory of hi<span lang=\"en-US\">s father<\/span>. &#8220;Papaoutai&#8221; means \u201cDad, where are you?. The song was acclaimed by music critics and became an international hit, reaching No. 1 in France, Ukraine, and Stromae\u2019s home country of Belgium. It even charted on Billboard\u2019s Hot Dance\/Electronic Songs, where it peaked at No. 25.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Papaoutai (Afro Soul)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IuYsaw0qX9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stromae - papaoutai (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oiKj0Z_Xnjc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Vorona: The first AI-generated song to peak at number one on a National Chart. <\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">While Russia is far from the only country where AI music is on the charts, it appears to be the European country most affected so far: in recent months, Russian charts have been flooded with AI-generated tracks. The most popular of them, \u201cVorona\u201d (Crow) by Kenny feat. MC Dymka, reached number one for two weeks on the TopHit charts, Russia&#8217;s official singles chart, raising concerns within the Russian music industry, which fears that human artists are gradually being replaced by \u201cartists\u201d who do not actually exist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVorona\u201d is a rework of the 1990s song \u201cV temnuyu noch\u201d (In the Dark Night) by the band Krasnaya Plesen and samples DJ Groove\u2019s track \u201cSchtastye yest\u201d (Happiness Exists). Konstantin Vlasenko, Chief A&amp;R at the Koala Music explained its success in an <a href=\"https:\/\/expert.ru\/amp\/trendy\/kultura\/umom-estradu-ne-ponyat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>: \u201c\u2019Vorona\u2019 took off because of its viral nature, which spread across social networks. It has funny, catchy lyrics, a commercial sound, a rap style, and a good delivery. Taken together, the content\u2014especially the visualisation of this content\u2014caught the attention of the masses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0412\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0430\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/be9_dboW8pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sasha Komovich: The first European AI &#8220;artist&#8221; to get signed with a label<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRasskazhi, Snegurochka\u201d (Tell Me, Snow Maiden) by Sasha Komovich is often cited as the first Russian AI-generated track to become a hit. Released on December 5, 2025, the track\u2019s AI-generated video gained over 20 million views within two weeks, and the song quickly entered the Russian music charts, reaching number 7 on the Zvuk chart and the top 20 on other platforms. The woman behind the Sasha Komovich persona, 38-year-old Alexandra Komovich, is a photographer, blogger, and designer from Ulan-Ude who now lives in Gelendzhik. Before her breakthrough hit, she was known only in creative circles and had no background in music.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics of \u201cRasskazhi, Snegurochka\u201d echo a song from the Soviet cartoon \u201cNu, pogodi!\u201d originally performed by the Hare and the Wolf. Komovich generated the arrangement, vocals, and video using AI music tools such as Suno and ElevenLabs. The song transforms a cheerful children\u2019s tune into a dark pop track with folk elements, while the video features AI-generated women in white lace, pearls, winter clothing, sunglasses, and headphones. Komovich wanted to blend \u201cthe aesthetics of a Russian winter\u201d with \u201cthe cold intelligence of a machine.\u201d For the vocals, she aimed for a Soviet-style children\u2019s singing manner. She did not expect the track\u2019s viral success and was surprised to receive multimillion-ruble offers for the rights to her image.<\/p>\n<p>After its release, the track was removed from streaming platforms \u201cat the request of the copyright holder.\u201d Although Komovich credited composer and poet Yuri Entin from the beginning, there were still rights claims. She contacted Entin\u2019s representatives, and the conflict was eventually resolved, allowing her to use the lyrics legally. Komovich has since signed with Zion Music and recently released a duet with Dima Bilan, \u201cGranitsy\u201d (Borders), which combines Komovich\u2019s virtual persona with Bilan\u2019s live vocals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sasha Komovich - \u0420\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0438, \u0421\u043d\u0435\u0433\u0443\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0430 (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qzKqFy-FZ7U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> 17 out of the 20 most Viral songs on Polish Spotify are made with AI <\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Poland is another country that appears to have been swept up in the recent tsunami of AI-generated music. Many Poles were both shocked and amused to discover that on <a href=\"https:\/\/charts.spotify.com\/charts\/view\/viral-pl-daily\/2025-11-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28 November<\/a>, 17 of the top 20 tracks on Spotify\u2019s Viral Poland chart were AI-generated. Most of these songs were produced by an \u201cartist\u201d called Kutas Records, best known for their novelty AI tracks such as \u201cNordycki Gaej\u201d (Nordic Gay), \u201cAntyczny Napaleniec\u201d (Ancient Horndog), and \u201cDziki Wzw\u00f3d\u201d (Wild Erection). Three of their songs have even debuted on the main Polish Spotify chart, with their biggest hit, \u201cAntyczny Napaleniec,\u201d peaking at number 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Antyczny Napaleniec\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OsyhslP_LdY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since then, more \u201cartists\u201d such as GAY RECORDS, AI STUDIO SOUND Karol, and Polo Vibes have begun flooding Polish streaming charts with AI music, giving Kutas Records serious competition. At the time of writing, the latter has a track titled \u201cPuls Miasta\u201d (The Pulse of the City) sitting at number 2 on the Polish Shazam chart, while its music video has amassed over 6 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Puls Miasta - Polo Vibes (Nowo\u015b\u0107 Disco Polo 2025 )\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n5pJPEwFBBg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We saw from these examples that artificial intelligence can produce statements, hits, catchy songs, controversies, slop and stars, but is Europe really ready to abandon their human artists for AI &#8220;artists&#8221; or AI music will be another digital fad like 3D, Betamax, or MiniDisc?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI music generators like Suno, Udio and Mureka have lowered the barrier to entry in the music industry and made it far easier for anyone to create music and find success with it, even without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1634,"featured_media":81905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[568,686],"tags":[23775,8318,23776,1957,1729,11225,8669,23777,2646,907,23778,17506],"post_formats":[],"coauthors":[19697],"class_list":["post-83855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-generale","category-tecnologia","tag-ai-music","tag-artificial-intelligence-it","tag-charts","tag-europe-it","tag-germany-it","tag-music-industry-it","tag-netherlands-it","tag-papaoutai","tag-poland-it","tag-russia-it","tag-sweden","tag-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83855"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83862,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83855\/revisions\/83862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83855"},{"taxonomy":"post_formats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=83855"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulse-z.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=83855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}