From Hip-hop Psalms to the Ten Commandments in Jazz: AI turns entire Bible into 30,000 songs – without changing a word

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From the commute to the gym: Music Bible brings Scripture into everyday life

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — The Bible can now be heard in hip-hop, jazz and country after AI was used to turn every verse of Scripture to music – without changing one word.

Music Bible features more than 30,000 songs and is the world’s first complete, unedited, verse-by-verse Bible in song app. One of the largest AI-assisted music projects in history, it offers the full Bible across 11 genres in English and three in Spanish, with more languages and musical styles on the way.

The free app is the brainchild of 28-year-old Nashville entrepreneur Micah Fiechter who was initially asked by his dad – a pastor – to turn one chapter of the Bible into music for a sermon illustration.

“Dad asked if I could work on 1 John 4 and it sort of just went from there,” Micah explains.

“We have a team of 70 staff working around the clock who have got us to where we are. Hip-hop is the genre that seems to intrigue people the most, but we also have pop, children’s, country and many more.

“What’s unique about Music…