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Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy
Dust on the Wind, Drift Beyond the Flame, and End the Pain, are all songs by the hot new band The Velvet Sundown, who are ...
‘Rubber Burns, the Map Fades Away.’ Sure, Fine.
As I drove amid the cornfields on I-90, the Velvet Sundown did just that. The band’s tracks were not satisfying in any way, ...
Accused of being AI after racking up well over 400,000 monthly Spotify listens, The Velvet Sundown claims they are 'a real band' and 'never use AI'
Netflix has carved out a reputation for producing must-watch prestige limited series, with recent standouts including ...
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 ...
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That Velvet Sundown X account that we thought was fake… was fake
It would be very funny if the angry rebuttal tweets already featuring in a new wave of articles today turn out to be from a ...
AI-generated band “The Velvet Sundown” hits 500K Spotify listens in one month, and music fans are furious
Not enough music people are actually paying attention to this Velvet Sundown situation. The future of streaming services is ...
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What the Tech? The Velvet Sundown
A mysterious band called "The Velvet Sundown" has exploded onto streaming platforms like Spotify, but are they even real?
Spotify’s algorithms help alleged AI band go viral, raising questions about music’s future
The Velvet Sundown, a supposed indie band, has shot up Spotify charts with AI-generated music and images, blurring the line ...
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 ...