This was inevitable: The “AI Top 40”

April 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

The AI Top 40 calls itself a “live, fully AI-generated chart show.” Great.

Its creators–still most likely human at this point–trained the model on nearly 50,000 hours of actual, real-life radio broadcasts. The countdown is hosted by “Nexus James,” who sounds very AI. In other words, there’s no humanity or soul here. It’s certainly…inoffensive it is presentation.

What’s the point? To showcase the potential/power of AI-generated music and chart show presentation. But do we really need to go here?

You can have a listen here.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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