Nolte: Chart-topping Christian Singer Solomon Ray Is AI Creation

Breitbart ^ | 11/25/2025 | John Nolte

[DFG]

Solomon Ray topped the iTunes Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week, and he’s not even real … or Christian … or black.

Ray is solely a creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

“His most recent release, a Christmas EP called A Soulful Christmas, features tracks with titles like ‘Soul to the World’ and ‘Jingle Bell Soul,’ reports Christianity Today. “Ray is a verified artist on the streaming platform, draws over 324,000 monthly listeners, and became the top artist on the iTunes top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart this week.”

“But Solomon Ray … is not a real person,” adds the report. “Artificial intelligence crafted his persona, voice, performance style, and lyrics.”

Here’s video of Solomon Ray singing “Silent Night.”

So, what’s the problem if people dig it?

A competing Christian artist named Forrest Frank said, “At minimum, AI does not have the Holy Spirit inside of it. So I think that it’s really weird to be opening up your spirit to something that has no spirit.”

All kinds of people void of the Holy Spirit (i.e., secular artists) have sung and even written beautiful Christian songs. It’s not the source that matters. It’s how the source affects the listener. “Silent Night” is “Silent Night” regardless of the source.

And let’s not forget that behind this AI creation, there are human beings with souls who create, tweak, and refine the sound, style, and look to their liking. Think of Solomon Ray as another version of a synthesizer or Autotune. Honestly, I don’t see a moral difference, but so-called “purists” have been losing their minds over musical progress since Elvis lifted his lip and Dylan went electric.

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Christopher Jermaine Townsend, does write the lyrics for Solomon Ray’s songs, though he uses AI as a collaborative tool.

He begins by crafting the core lyrics and themes himself, often inspired by Bible verses and personal experiences. For example, “Find Your Rest” was inspired by Matthew 11:28 and a conversation with his sister.

He then uses ChatGPT to co-write and refine the lyrics, providing prompts like wanting a gospel song with a choir and specific lyrical hooks. He edits the AI’s output to ensure it flows as he intends before finalizing the lyrics.

He emphasized to Billboard that he does not let Suno (the AI music platform) generate lyrics from scratch due to copyright concerns and the desire for personal creative control.
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[9YearLurker]

Not a fan of AI anything.