AI Artist Xania Monet Climbs the Charts — And Signs a Multimillion-Dollar Record Deal

AI Artist Xania Monet Climbs the Charts — And Signs a Multimillion-Dollar Record Deal

Last week, a team of record-label executives took a Zoom meeting with a little-known R&B artist releasing music under the name Xania Monet, whose album has been climbing fast up the charts, drawing interest and potential bidders from around the music business. But it quickly became clear that this was no ordinary rising star when she joined the call without video, explaining she wasn’t “camera ready” and declining to sing. …