Xania Monet, an AI-generated R&B artist created using Suno, has racked up 17 million U.S. streams and a multimillion-dollar record deal, generating an estimated $50,000 in revenue. Yet this success collides with murky copyright laws, ongoing lawsuits against AI firms, and debates over royalty models for synthetic content. The case forces a reckoning on AI's role in creative industries and its financial viability.