Fontaines D.C. Score No. 1 Album With Dopamine Chamber Amid AI Video Controversy
The Irish band's new album tops the UK chart while frontman Grian Chatten condemns undisclosed AI use in a music video.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 21 Oct 2026. NME published first, on 21 October at 09:52 UTC; RSS: News followed 8h 17m later. The most recent article, from Billboard, appeared on 23 October at 17:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: NME, RSS: News, Billboard.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- NMEHayley Williams defends Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Dopamine Chamber’ against “guys on the internet” who can’t accept band are “multi-faceted and stylistically versatile”
- RSS: NewsWatch Fontaines D.C. Perform on Jools Holland
- NMEGrian Chatten says Fontaines D.C. had no idea AI was used in ‘Marianne’ video: “I don’t condone it”
- NMEFontaines D.C. kick off ‘Dopamine Chamber’ arena tour in Lisbon
- BillboardFontaines D.C. Earns 2026’s Biggest Opening Week By a Group as ‘Dopamine Chamber’ Hits No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart
Sources
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- Fontaines D.C. Earns 2026’s Biggest Opening Week By a Group as ‘Dopamine Chamber’ Hits No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart Billboard
- Fontaines D.C. kick off ‘Dopamine Chamber’ arena tour in Lisbon NME
- Grian Chatten says Fontaines D.C. had no idea AI was used in ‘Marianne’ video: “I don’t condone it” NME
- Watch Fontaines D.C. Perform on Jools Holland RSS: News
- Hayley Williams defends Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Dopamine Chamber’ against “guys on the internet” who can’t accept band are “multi-faceted and stylistically versatile” NME
In this story
- Fontaines D.C.
- Grian Chatten
- Hayley Williams