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Partly AI-Generated Folk-Pop Hit Barred From Sweden's Official Charts (theguardian.com)

(Friday January 16, 2026 @05:40PM (msmash) from the drawing-a-line dept.)


An anonymous reader shares a report:

> A hit song has been [1]excluded from Sweden's official chart after it emerged the "artist" behind it was an AI creation. I Know, You're Not Mine -- or Jag Vet, Du Ar Inte Min in Swedish -- by a singer called Jacub has been a streaming success in Sweden, topping the Spotify rankings.

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> However, the Swedish music trade body has excluded the song from the official chart after learning it was AI-generated. "Jacub's track has been excluded from Sweden's official chart, Sverigetopplistan, which is compiled by IFPI Sweden. While the song appears on Spotify's own charts, it does not qualify for inclusion on the official chart under the current rules," said an IFPI Sweden spokesperson. Ludvig Werber, IFPI Sweden's chief executive, said: "Our rule is that if it is a song that is mainly AI-generated, it does not have the right to be on the top list."



[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/16/partly-ai-generated-folk-pop-hit-barred-from-swedens-official-charts


but (Score:4, Insightful)

by drinkypoo ( 153816 )

If it's mostly autotune-generated that's A-OK

Re:but (Score:4, Insightful)

by SniffTheGlove ( 1261240 )

It will be OK as soon as IFPI start to get a cut from the playing royalites

oom volk volk (Score:3)

by Pseudonymous Powers ( 4097097 )

I suppose this raises an interesting philosophical question: Can you make folk music without any actual folk?

Re: (Score:3)

by TheMiddleRoad ( 1153113 )

Folk them. People don't matter.

it's a silly rule (Score:1)

by joller ( 9083627 )

People go to music charts to see what others are listening to, and apparently they like listening to this AI generated song, but since most if not all of these charts are run by music trade bodies and other associations that want to promote their members, they set rules in such a way as to promote their members.

That's OK - just don't let this be marketed as 'Sweden's official chart'

What about AI written? (Score:3)

by CyberSnyder ( 8122 )

Just take the chord progressions and record with live musicians, take the writing credits for yourself and you're done.

An acoustic cover of it is trending more ... (Score:2)

by Misagon ( 1135 )

An established singer/guitarist with actual talent made [1]an acoustic cover of the song [youtube.com], and it is currently trending more on TikTok than the AI-generated one.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZLgaNjcMjo

"official chart" (Score:2)

by ebcdic ( 39948 )

Never trust anything that calls itself official.

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