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Nov. 15, 2025, 5:00 AM ESTBy Rob WileThis much is known: “Walk My Walk,” a song by an artist called Breaking Rust, entered its second week Wednesday as the top song on Billboard’s country music digital sales chart.After that, everything about Breaking Rust — the artist’s identity, whether Breaking Rust’s songs were created by artificial intelligence, and whether the songs’ popularity has been artificially inflated — quickly devolves into uncertainty. Is the song entirely AI? Partially AI? Maybe even a song meant to sound like AI? And who is behind Breaking Rust? There’s few definitive answers. A request for comment sent by NBC News to the Instagram account of Breaking Rust went unanswered. The artist has virtually no other footprint outside of its Instagram, Spotify and YouTube pages.The mystery has caused a stir in a music industry already wrestling with its future, as some artists openly embrace AI and others vehemently oppose it. Last week, Billboard reported that at least one AI artist has debuted in each of its past six chart weeks — and acknowledged the figure could be even higher since “it’s become increasingly difficult to tell who or what is powered by AI — and to what extent.” Although Billboard has described Breaking Rust and a similar sounding artist, Cain Walker as AI, neither of their Instagram or Spotify pages indicate that is so. Walker did not respond to a request for comment made through the artist’s Instagram account.Still, their emergence has drawn criticism from some in the country music community. “It feels like the ultimate shortcut to stardom: no late nights in smoky bars, no raw vulnerability poured into lyrics, just algorithms crunching data to mimic the twang of authenticity,” Leslie Fram, founder of FEMco, a Nashville-based creative consulting group, said in an email. Breaking Rust adds to a growing list of artists either found to be or suspected to be fueled by generative AI, which has evolved rapidly in recent years including in its ability to create realistic if generic music.This year, Masters of Prophecy, an AI-backed power-pop-metal artist, became one of YouTube’s fastest-growing accounts, and today tallies 35.9 million subscribers. Unlike Breaking Rust or Cain Walker, its creator, James Baker, an engineer and father living in Ohio, has openly discussed his project and how it has gained a following. “For every critic, there’s 20 positive comments,” Baker told NBC News. “There was definitely a wave of AI music hate that was tough psychologically to make it through. But for the most part people have started adapting to it.”Breaking Rust’s most popular song on YouTube, “Livin’ On Borrowed Time,” now has 4.6 million views. Commenters there seem unbothered — or unaware — of its AI nature. “This guy is SOOOOOOO underrated bro i love your music please release MOREEEE,” the top comment reads. And in July, an indie band called The Velvet Sundown suddenly drew hundreds of thousands of listeners on Spotify amid similar speculation that the band was an AI creation. Along with speculation around the origin of Breaking Rust is some skepticism over whether his music’s popularity is similarly inorganic. While no concrete evidence has yet emerged showing Breaking Rust’s listening totals have been artificially inflated, on Wednesday, French-owned music streaming site Deezer reported the problem has become widespread among fully AI-generated tracks. This summer, Michael Lewan, the head of Music Fights Fraud Alliance, a pro-artist group, called artificial streaming — that is, “fake” or bot-powered listens, which often tend to accompany AI-generated music — a bigger threat to music’s integrity than AI itself. “It’s imperative for the industry to take a more serious approach to addressing some of the incentives that go behind music consumption, and shoring up vulnerabilities,” Lewan told NBC News. He added: “A system that is not protecting organic engagement and authentic listenership will be more prone to attacks by people making a quick buck off of the royalty pool.”The success of Breaking Rust and Cain Walker does have its limitations. According to Luminate, which compiles sales data for Billboard, it only took about 2,500 digital downloads for “Walk My Walk” to debut at the top country digital sales chart. The broader Billboard Hot Country chart remains dominated by human artists, namely superstar Morgan Wallen, who occupies the top four slots. On his blog SavingCountryMusic.com, Kyle Coroneos wrote that however they ended up on Billboard’s sales charts, the ability of artists like Breaking Rust to land on a Billboard chart represents a harbinger not only for country music but an entire industry that seems to increasingly struggle to break new artists — and may be leaning into AI to resolve the issue.“Why are no artists breaking out? One reason is likely because many record labels are heavily investing in AI themselves as opposed to spending that effort and capital to break actual, human artists,” Coroneos said.Rob WileRob Wile is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist covering breaking business stories for NBCNews.com.
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Nov. 15, 2025, 6:00 AM ESTBy Elizabeth CohenSome medical centers are taking a dramatic step to save mothers and babies after studies have shown too many doctors fail to follow guidelines for preventing pre-eclampsia, a potentially deadly pregnancy complication.These hospitals now recommend that all of their pregnant patients take low-dose aspirin. Studies show the drug is safe and can help prevent pre-eclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure, and other pregnancy dangers.Last week, the March of Dimes, a nonprofit research and advocacy group focused on maternal and infant health, essentially blessed this approach, saying it may be “medically reasonable” for some medical practices to offer all of their pregnant patients the drug.The move could pave the way for more doctors to recommend low-dose aspirin to all of their pregnant patients, much as they do already with prenatal vitamins.Pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of death among mothers and babies, affects about 1 in every 25 pregnancies in the U.S. Black mothers and women with high blood pressure or diabetes, or who are 35 or older, among other factors, are at increased risk.Rates of the disease have climbed 25% in the last two decades in the United States, according to the Preeclampsia Foundation.The March of Dimes report says that in clinical trials, low-dose aspirin reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia by 15%, and also preterm birth by 20% and perinatal mortality — death of a fetus late in pregnancy or a baby in the first week of life — by 20%.More than a decade ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that pregnant women at increased risk for pre-eclampsia take low-dose aspirin, optimally from between 12 and 16 weeks of pregnancy until delivery, to prevent the complication. The American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians has issued similar guidance — but studies show many doctors still don’t follow it.The new March of Dimes guidelines say that if most pregnant patients in a practice are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia, it’s reasonable to recommend low-dose aspirin to all of its pregnant patients.Some obstetricians applauded the new March of Dimes report, which is co-authored by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, saying it could decrease the rates of pre-eclampsia.“A statement by such well-respected, science-backed organizations could really move the needle,” said Dr. Adam Lewkowitz, a pre-eclampsia expert and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.‘Nobody ever mentioned’ low-dose aspirinAbout five weeks before her due date, Angela Jones suddenly started speaking in gibberish and her vision blurred. On her way to the hospital, she had seizures and doesn’t remember delivering her baby by emergency C-section.If Jones’ doctors had followed guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, they would have recognized that because Jones was at increased risk for pre-eclampsia, she should have been taking low-dose aspirin during her pregnancy.“Nobody ever mentioned anything about low-dose aspirin to me,” said Jones, who lives in Downey, California, and shared her story with the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative. “I didn’t know you could have seizures. I didn’t know you could have a stroke, or even die from preeclampsia.”Angela Jones was at increased risk of pre-eclampsia during her pregnancy.Courtesy of Angela JonesThe groups offer a screening tool so doctors can determine which of their patients should take the drug, and Jones fit several criteria: she’s Black, obese, and this was her first baby in more than 10 years.A complicated, time-consuming formulaMany obstetricians say women like Jones get missed because doctor’s appointments, which are often just 15 minutes long, are too jam-packed to fit in a complex assessment of a patient’s risk factors.A 2022 study from the Duke University School of Medicine looked at babies born in the U.S. in 2019, and found that 85.7% of the mothers were eligible for low-dose aspirin during their pregnancies, but according to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, less than half of pregnant patients who should be taking the drug are taking it.Low-dose aspirin can prevent pre-eclampsia by improving blood flow to the uterus, according to the March of Dimes. While some studies have shown an increased risk of bleeding for the mother, the March of Dimes said a review of 21 randomized controlled trials showed no increased risk of bleeding, and the group says there’s no evidence of harm to mother or baby.Because the formula to determine which pregnant women should get low-dose aspirin can be complicated and time-consuming, a growing number of major hospitals have begun recommending it to all of their pregnant patients.Dr. David Hackney, the division chief of maternal-fetal medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, said the current guidelines are onerous. “It can all look good on paper, but then there’s the way things work out in the real world,” Hackney said.Because of that, University Hospitals began recommending low-dose aspirin to all pregnant women a few months ago, he said.The Cleveland Clinic has made the same move, said Dr. Adina Kern-Goldberger, an assistant professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.Parkland Health in Dallas, one of the busiest maternity hospitals in the U.S., started the practice three years ago, according to Dr. Elaine Duryea, chief of obstetrics at Parkland and an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She said her team is currently tracking pre-eclampsia rates to see whether the policy has made a difference.At all these practices, patients can opt out of taking the medicine if they prefer, but obstetricians say most do not.Other medical centers have been less enthusiastic about low-dose aspirin.Northwell Health, the largest health care system in New York, does not universally recommend low-dose aspirin for all pregnant patients, according to Dr. Matthew Blitz, director of clinical research for the division of maternal-fetal medicine at Northwell Health.“The idea is to do no harm, so giving it to everyone, including people who don’t need it, is still a big concern,” Blitz said.Still, he noted that the screening tool is “extremely time-consuming” and it’s possible that Northwell might eventually decide to recommend low-dose aspirin for all pregnant patients.Jones, the mom in California, said she hopes the new report will make a difference.Last year, she became pregnant again, and even though the guidelines say she should have received aspirin — a history of pre-eclampsia is one of the criteria — she says her doctors didn’t suggest it until she was six months along, many weeks later than recommended.She developed pre-eclampsia again, with dangerously high blood pressure and blurry vision.“Doctors need to tell people about this,” she said. “It makes me angry — like what the heck is going on in this system?”Elizabeth CohenElizabeth Cohen is a Peabody Award-winning journalist and a health contributor to NBC News. She is the author of the book “The Empowered Patient.” 
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