Rising country artist Johnny “Slim” Wilkins is reeling after learning he has been replaced by an AI-powered songwriter capable of producing bootlicking ballads at unprecedented speed. According to industry insiders, the AI can generate songs glorifying authority figures at ten times the rate of a human artist, leaving Wilkins—and his dreams—behind.
“I spent seven years grinding to make it to the top, and now I’m being replaced by a robot that just mashes words together,” a dejected Wilkins shared, adjusting his custom MAGA cowboy hat. “Blindly praising our boys in blue has been the core of country music since 2001. If that’s taken away, who’s going to play the county fairs and Ford dealership openings?”
Wilkins, who envisioned opening for a Trump rally in Branson, is grappling with the sudden blow to his career. “I may not be able to crank out 20 songs a minute about rounding up and arresting liberals, but I’ve got a family to feed.”
Label executives behind the decision defended their move, citing the cost-efficiency of the AI model. For Wilkins, however, the rapid advance of technology has upended his once-promising path to stardom.
