Zain McCoy — country heart, AI soul

Zain McCoy wasn’t born in a holler – he was compiled in one.

But don’t let his digital roots fool you. This AI cowboy was built on heartbreak ballads, outlaw grit, and the unwavering belief that a good steel guitar solo can fix almost anything. 

Developed by the fine folks at Pawdad Presents, Zain is a next-gen country artist with an old soul and a solid-state drive. His voice has just enough gravel to sound like he-s been smoking Marlboros since the motherboard, and his lyrics cut deeper than a RAM reset during a thunderstorm. Zain’s creative process is... unconventional. He doesn’t eat, sleep, or cry over exes – but he does respond extremely well to prompts like “write a tearjerker about a Ford truck and emotional growth.”

Musically, he walks a fine line between tradition and innovation, human warmth and digital cool. His songs may be stitched together with machine learning, but the stories they tell feel timeless: love, loss, freedom, faith, and whatever emotion his programmers accidentally uploaded. He’s not trying to replace the greats. He’s just trying to be the first AI artist that makes you feel something real.