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“It’s marketing. It’s trolling”: The Velvet Sundown are an AI-generated ‘art hoax’
According to (someone claiming to be) ‘band’ spokesperson and 'adjunct member' Andrew Frelon, the whole thing is an ‘art hoax ...
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 ...
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: 'The Velvet Sundown' and AI Music
The Velvet Sundown has nearly 600,000 monthly Spotify listeners, but the band doesn't exist. Here's how to identify ...
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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?
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 ...
The Velvet Sundown’s shaggy retro-rock has attracted 750,000 listeners — but is it all an AI hoax?
The band supposedly behind two new albums of 1970s-style AOR have proved impossible to track down in real life ...
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What the Tech: Is this band real or AI
SHREVEPORT, La. - A mysterious band called "The Velvet Sundown" has exploded onto streaming platforms like Spotify, racking ...
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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 600,000 Spotify monthly listeners and ...