Cher's 1998 hit Believe was the first recording to use Auto-Tune in a distinctive way, now known as the "Cher effect."
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American rapper T-Pain is an early adopter of Auto-Tune and has helped spread its popularity.
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Snoop Dogg has used Auto-Tune in the album (and the song of the same name) Sensual seduction.
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Even artists known for their vocal prowess aren't immune to the allure of Auto-Tune: Rihanna uses it in her song Disturbia.
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Lil' Wayne is another strong supporter of the technology, although ironically, he and T-Pain have released a track together in which neither singer uses it.
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French electronic duo Daft Punk often add robotic effects to their voices -- unsurprisingly given their personas -- and have used Auto-Tune very prominently in their dance hit One More Time.
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Jay-z is a fervent critic of Auto-Tune, as he demonstrated in his 2009 song D.O.A. - Death of autotune. The song itself was actually inspired by Kanye West, and it advocates a "fair use" of the technology rather than its suppression.
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Britney Spears unwittingly fell into an Auto-Tune controversy in mid-2014, when a vanilla recording of her 2013 song Alien was leaked and compared, rather unfavorably, to the autotuned version on the album Britney Jean.
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Several artists have experimented with Auto-Tune well beyond its pitch correcting functionality, as does influential electronic composer Aphex Twin in his track Funny little man.
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Auto-Tune appeals to high-minded artists too: American indie favorite Bon Iver have released a track, Woods, which is widely regarded as an example of tasteful use of the technology.
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American band Death Cab for Cutie showed up at the 2009 Grammy Awards wearing blue ribbons, which turned out to signal their desire to "raise awareness about autotune abuse."
