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A ’60s-flavored band blew up on Spotify. They’re AI.
The Velvet Sundown confirmed Saturday that its viral success is powered by artificial intelligence.
Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band
Whether that content counts as "art" depends on who you ask, but Spotify doesn't discriminate. A new band called The Velvet ...
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This Band With a Million Monthly Spotify Listeners Now Confirms It's Using AI
It's tough as a band to record, release, and market two new albums in under 30 days, but it's much easier if all of the music ...
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'We're AI,' popular indie rock band admits
An indie rock band with more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify has owned up to being an AI-generated music project ...
An indie band is blowing up on Spotify, but people think its AI
Suno was one of two AI companies sued last year by major record labels — including Universal Music Group, Sony Music ...
The AI band with over a million monthly listeners on Spotify that’s infuriating the music industry
Did a fake band with AI-generated music and lyrics dupe Spotify listeners? Three albums in a month... is it all a hoax?
An AI-generated rock band topped 500,000 listeners on Spotify
An AI band called The Velvet Sundown reached 500,000 listeners on Spotify in weeks, but few people realized it was AI slop.
Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify
Drummer Greg Saunier explains the moral calculus behind leaving the biggest streaming platform.