{"id":74086,"date":"2026-10-01T22:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/kelly-clarkson-under-fire-for-her-ai-music-comments\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:45:33","slug":"kelly-clarkson-under-fire-for-her-ai-music-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/kelly-clarkson-under-fire-for-her-ai-music-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Under Fire for Her AI Music Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tUh oh, the internet is mad at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kelly-clarkson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kelly-clarkson\" data-tag=\"kelly-clarkson\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a>. What exactly did America\u2019s Sweetheart do to spark the ire of people online? Well, the singer has come under fire for comments she made in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/ai-music\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ai-music\" data-tag=\"ai-music\">AI music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDuring a recent <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R4nt1u0z27s\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R4nt1u0z27s\" target=\"_blank\">appearance<\/a> on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang\u2019s <em>Las Culturistas <\/em>podcast, Clarkson called ChatGPT her \u201clover\u201d and explained how the platform helped her plot interior design plans at her Santa Barbara home. Later, during the podcast\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Think So, Honey\u201d hot-take segment, the singer doubled down: \u201cI love AI. There are very amazing things with AI that I am obsessed with,\u201d she said. Clarkson went into more detail about her thoughts on the technology: \u201cI\u2019m very into it artistically, too. I have fun with it just like everybody else does. But when you see AI artists competing on a chart with humans, I have an issue. I think there should be a separate chart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tClarkson added, \u201cPeople that maybe can\u2019t do certain things will be able to do it now \u2026\u00a0 it\u2019s a fun field like to play but I don\u2019t think that they should be competing with humans.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Coach Kelly&quot; (w\/ Kelly Clarkson) | Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4nt1u0z27s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFollowing those comments, the anti-clanker internet is up in arms over what they thought was an uncharacteristically bad take from Clarkson. \u201cVery rare Kelly L and it\u2019s an insane one, <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/okay__work\/status\/2105466583921672306?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/okay__work\/status\/2105466583921672306?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> one user on X. \u201c\u201dI love ai\u2019 girly thats enough you\u2019re disappointing and the planet is dying because of people like you,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lucysmidnights\/status\/2105603303832785326?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lucysmidnights\/status\/2105603303832785326?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOne X user surmised that Clarkson was part of a bigger plot by celebrities to get behind the technology. \u201cI\u2019m 100% convinced they\u2019re paying these celebrities to normalize ai usage. cause who is actively listening to ai music im sorry?,\u201d the user <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jinscardigan\/status\/2105542312289833079?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jinscardigan\/status\/2105542312289833079?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe comments under the podcast episode also admonished Clarkson for her comments. \u201cShe worried about her kids futures on social media but she drying up the rivers with chatgpt,\u201d wrote one person. \u201cPut this on to listen to on my drive home from work, got to the chat gpt part and turned it off and drove home in silence lmao,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOther commenters were torn over their love for their singer: \u201cKelly please mama we CANNOT lose you to AI psychosis I need you to delete that app immediately,\u201d urged one commenter, while another wrote, \u201cSo deeply sad to see AI promoted when the cost to the planet and communities with data centers is so terrible. I love Kelly. I hope she gets more educated about the costs of AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSome critics even warned that Clarkson had lost her status as a beloved musician with the comments: \u201cHer undoing years of being America\u2019s sweetheart with this statement\u2026. What are we doing sister,\u201d they <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jermtheory1\/status\/2105640208297500722?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jermtheory1\/status\/2105640208297500722?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMost critics focused on the harmful nature behind artificial intelligence and how it\u2019s threatening the arts. \u201cDont understand how people don\u2019t realize there is nothing \u2018creative\u2019 about an AI making anything artistic, like it fully learns through REAL artists it\u2019s never going to create anything new!!! kelly please come back to us i love ur work,\u201d one X user <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rgri21\/status\/2105473350546125064?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rgri21\/status\/2105473350546125064?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>. One YouTube commenter focused on Clarkson\u2019s comments about using AI for graphic design. \u201cKelly please hit me up for digital renderings that do not have the insanely negative environmental impact,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhile Clarkson faced backlash online, she\u2019s not the only musician who has supported the use of AI music. Artists like Diplo, Timbaland, Lauv, and even Paul McCartney have used the technology to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/paul-mccartney-ai-last-beatles-song-john-lennon-1234770145\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/paul-mccartney-ai-last-beatles-song-john-lennon-1234770145\/\">new music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oyq2RZVbUWA\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oyq2RZVbUWA\" target=\"_blank\">recent interview<\/a>, published just three weeks ago, Clarkson seemed more critical about AI music than she was on <em>Las Culturistas<\/em>. \u201cAI is very helpful in other areas of life, but when it comes to art, I don\u2019t know, man AI doesn\u2019t have a soul,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cYou need like the soulfulness of someone. That thing is missing. Nothing beats a real human.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kelly-clarkson-ai-music-comments-online-hate-1235635359\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uh oh, the internet is mad at Kelly Clarkson. What exactly did America\u2019s Sweetheart do to spark the ire of people online? 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