Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026World Cup fans are wielding artificial intelligence to mass-produce viral songs supporting their teams ahead of next month’s tournament.As the fan-made football anthems are raking in millions of plays across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, experts say that the viral tunes raise questions about song ownership, artist compensation and the valuation of human creativity.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBut many users do not appear to mind, with some even showing a preference for the AI-generated songs over an official anthem that football’s world governing body FIFA commissioned from musicians Jelly Roll and Carin Leon.A highly-anticipated World Cup track from Shakira was also released last week, but the fad of AI fan songs was still drumming up excitement on social media for the tournament taking place in cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico in June and July.The trend appears to have started with a song dedicated to the French team, “Imbattables”, released in February by artist Crystalo, who is listed on Spotify as France’s “premier AI musical creator”. The song begins with a call-and-response listing the names of Kylian Mbappe and other star French national players.A Brazilian anthem followed with a similar name-chanting format and a trending phonk melody that producer Guilherme Maia, who goes by the artist name M4IA, said he created by layering together different elements he had put together with the help of AI.Tracks for top sides Portugal, Argentina and Germany, as well as many others, soon sprang up across platforms, garnering …
