The Velvet Sundown’s Shaggy Retro-Rock Has Attracted 750,000 Listeners — but Is It All an AI Hoax?

‘Spokesperson’ for AI ‘Band’ Velvet Sundown Now Says He’s a Hoaxer

AI band's Spotify page also now denies 'spokesperson' Eric Frelon's affiliation with the group

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

Creator of "Indie Band" Who Insisted It Wasn't AI-Generated Just Admitted the Truth

A "band" that sparked a heated debate for heavily relying on generative AI — and still somehow accumulating over half a million listeners on Spotify — has finally admitted the truth. Earlier this week, a self-proclaimed "indie rock band" called The Velvet Sundown claimed on its "official" X account that it "never" used any AI, accusing "so-called 'journalists'" of "pushing the lazy, baseless theory that The Velvet Sundown is 'AI-generated' with …

AI Music & Spotify: Ex-Employee Raises Concerns

AI-Generated Band The Velvet Sundown Exposes Spotify’s Algorithmic Vulnerabilities Spotify currently lacks safeguards against the rise… The post AI Music & Spotify: Ex-Employee Raises Concerns appeared first on TIme News.

AI Band Goes Viral - NewsWatchTV

By: Nick Gambino Well, that didn’t take long. AI slop has made its way from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and has finally landed on Spotify. A “band” called The Velvet Sundown appeared on the music streaming platform less than a month ago and in no time at all has amassed half a million monthly listeners.  Reddit users spotted that this was clearly an AI-generated band thanks to a few tell-tale signs. Most notably, the lyrics of s…

AI-Generated Music Is Exploding in 2025 – Inside the Revolution Shaking the Music Industry

Latest News: AI Music Takes Center Stage in 2025 AI-generated music has moved from a niche experiment to a mainstream talking point, with headline-grabbing developments throughout 2024 and 2025. Viral “deepfake” songs have rocked the industry – notably a fake duet mimicking Drake and The Weeknd (“Heart on My Sleeve”) that racked up millions of… Read more The post AI-Generated Music Is Exploding in 2025 – Inside the Revolution Shaking the Music I…