Xania Monet

Xania Monet is an AI figure presented as a contemporary R&B vocalist in the highly expressive, church-bred, down-to-earth vein of Keyshia Cole, K. Michelle, and Muni Long. Designed by Telisha Nikki Jones, a poet from Mississippi, Monet's recordings are a synthesis of Jones' lyrics and a generative artificial intelligence music creation program. Monet appeared in July 2025 with a dozen individually released tracks that were followed the next month by Unfolded, consisting of 24 new songs. In September, Monet was behind the Pieces Left Behind EP and the single "Daddy." Shortly thereafter, Monet was on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart with Unfolded's "How Was I Supposed to Know?" and "Let Go, Let God" respectively topping and entering the publication's R&B Digital Songs and Hot Gospel Songs charts. Jones signed a multimillion-dollar contract for Monet with Hallwood Media, and the all-ballads The Things I Didn't Say followed in January 2026. ~ Andy Kellman