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AI ‘Band’ the Velvet Sundown Officially Confirm They’re AI — and a ‘Provocation’
In an update to their Spotify bio, viral AI "band" the Velvet Sundown call themselves an "ongoing artistic provocation." ...
Who Are The Velvet Sundown? What We Know About AI Band
A band called The Velvet Sundown has launched a debut album on Spotify, and the group has quickly racked up over a million ...
Apple and Spotify are sleepwalking into an AI music crisis – and The Velvet Sundown mess shows they need to act fast
In fact, The Velvet Sundown is one of a number of recent ‘bands’ that have exposed a massive loophole in the big music ...
An AI-generated rock band has blown up online. Spotify won’t tell you they’re fake.
The "band" has released two albums within three weeks of one another on a streaming service that does not differentiate ...
Rock band that topped Spotify charts reveal dark truth behind their rapid rise to fame
A rock band who soared to the top of Spotify's charts have revealed the truth about their rapid rise to fame in an update ...
Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify
Drummer Greg Saunier explains the moral calculus behind leaving the biggest streaming platform.
How a Canadian's AI hoax duped the media and propelled a 'band' to streaming success
A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to ...
The Velvet Sundown’s sub-Neil Young AI slop should have fooled nobody
This sub-Neil Young waffle has caught the ear of millions – but it should fool no one. The Velvet Sundown are an AI band ...