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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 ...
Music Ally15h
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 ...
The Express Tribune2h
Is Spotify's hottest new band even real?
In a statement on its Spotify page, The Velvet Sundown distanced itself from Frelon, stating the band has "no affiliation with this individual, nor any evidence confirming their identity or existence.
Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy
Original story follows: Dust on the Wind, Drift Beyond the Flame, and End the Pain, are all songs by the hot new band The ...
Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore
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, ...
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 ...
Digital Music News on MSN3d
The Velvet Sundown Plot Thickens: Alleged AI ‘Band’ Says ‘Our Music Is 100% Human-Made’ as Spotify Monthly Listeners Top 600,000
The Velvet Sundown plot is thickening, as the allegedly AI-powered “band” has topped 550,000 Spotify monthly listeners and ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN2d
Suspected AI band gaining traction on Spotify
FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green gives the latest on an AI band named "The Velvet Sundown" who are raising eyebrows across the music ...