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Sat 3 October 2026 16:34, UK
Pop singer Kelly Clarkson has shared her controversial take on AI in the music industry after revealing that she is “obsessed” with the divisive technology.
The topic of AI has divided the creative industry, with singers like Boy George and Charlie Puth sharing staunch pro-AI stances, while other musicians, like Paul McCartney, Flea and SZA, have turned away from the intermingling of technology and art.
Appearing recently on the Las Culturistas podcast with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, Clarkson gave her opinion on the matter, beginning, “It’s controversial, I don’t care… I love AI.”
The ‘Since You Been Gone’ singer continued, “There are very amazing things with AI that I’m obsessed with. I’m very into it artistically, too.”
Despite Clarkson’s love for the technology, she explained that she believes that there should be two separate music charts, one for human entries and one for AI-generated music.
She explained, “When you see AI artists competing on a chart with humans, I have an issue. I think there should be a separate chart. I think it’s welcome to the table; it’s really cool and creative what we’re going to create with AI musically – people that maybe can’t do certain things will be able to do it now.”
Clarkson added that AI is a “fun field to play in”, but she draws the line at rewarding robots in the same way the industry rewards human endeavour.
She concluded, “I’m down with it. It’s a very interesting thing and what we’re gonna do with it is gonna be fun, but I do not think they should be competing.”
Elsewhere in the episode, the 44-year-old singer admitted that she frequently used the AI interface, ChatGPT, revealing that she is “obsessed” with its ability to help with her interior design projects.
On the other end of the debate, Queen guitarist Brian May recently urged British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to block the huge, “evil” data centres powering AI, as the technology is bringing “immense harm” to the world.
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