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AI Just Took Over Music... and Now Hollywood’s Most Iconic Voices. What Happens Next?

A #1 AI song and Hollywood’s biggest voices are now licensed to algorithms.

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Glenda Carnate
November 19, 2025

Read time: 2.5 minutes

The creative world just crossed a threshold... one where songs, stories, and even the voices behind them may no longer come from human hands.

First, an AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” by the virtual artist Breaking Rust, hit #1 on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart, crossing over 3 million Spotify streams and adding 2.2 million monthly listeners. It raised the question: If an algorithm can create a hit, what happens to the meaning we attach to music, emotion, and expression?

Now, Hollywood is stepping into the same storm. Michael Caine has officially licensed his iconic voice to AI company 11 Labs, and Matthew McConaughey is allowing the company to translate his newsletters using his AI-powered voice. With a valuation of $6.6 billion and a catalog including Maya Angelou, John Wayne, and Judy Garland, the move is fueling panic among working voice actors who fear being replaced by technology and by celebrities who profit from a system widening the gap between the “heard” and the unheard.

Breaking Rust’s AI-generated tracks—“Walk My Walk,” “Livin’ On Borrowed Time,” and “Whiskey Don’t Talk Back” are topping streaming charts, while A-list actors are licensing their voices to AI companies. (Source: The Tennessean, 2025)

How to Stay Human in an AI-Created Soundscape?

1. Redefine “authentic.”
Let emotion be the metric, not the creator.

2. Collaborate with AI, don’t compete with it.
Artists who treat AI as a creative assistant, not a replacement, stay ahead.

3. Demand ethical guardrails.
Consent, control, compensation for everyone, not just celebrities.

4. Watch for new access opportunities.
AI can democratize creation for those historically excluded from the industry.

💡Key Takeaway: 

Creativity is being rewritten in real time. When AI songs hit #1 and Hollywood voices become downloadable assets, the question isn’t “Will AI take over?” It’s always about building a future where technology expands expression without erasing the humans whose stories, voices, and emotions created art in the first place.

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