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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 ...
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The Velvet Sundown Confirm Their Music Is AI-Generated
The Velvet Sundown, who we suspected were an AI-generated band, have admitted to being an AI-generated band. The statement ...
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 ...
Is it AI? New rock band grows in popularity to 500K listeners, appears to respond
The suspected AI band has been shrouded in mystery as its popularity grew to more than 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
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The Velvet Sundown, the band created by AI that keeps growing: why non-existent musicians have gone viral
The group already has 750,000 monthly listeners on Spotify in just one month of existence with two albums and a third one on ...
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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Spokesman Claiming to Represent AI Band the Velvet Sundown Reveals Himself as a Hoaxster
This week (July 2), someone calling themselves Andrew Frelon conducted an interview with Rolling Stone, calling the Velvet ...
What the Tech: AI impacts on music
AI is flooding the platforms like Spotify, and it’s making real money. Based on current royalty estimates, Velvet Sundown has ...