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An indie band is blowing up on Spotify

NBC News on MSN · 2h

An indie band is blowing up on Spotify, but people think its AI

An indie psych rock band has amassed more than 850,000 listeners on Spotify in a matter of weeks and generated buzz throughout the music industry — but nobody is exactly sure if it’s real or not. The Velvet Sundown,

BGR on MSN · 2d

An AI-generated rock band topped 500,000 listeners on Spotify

AI can also make audio, which requires synthesizing speech, background audio, and music for AI video services like Veo 3, or creating music that sounds like something you'd stream on Spotify or Apple Music.

NJ.com on MSN · 3d

An AI-generated rock band has blown up online. Spotify won’t tell you they’re fake.

The "band" has released two albums within three weeks of one another on a streaming service that does not differentiate between what is human or computer-generated.

AI, Viral and Velvet Sunset

Rolling Stone on MSN · 3h

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

The pseudonymous Andrew Frelon, who spoke to Rolling Stone on Wednesday as a spokesperson for the viral AI band The Velvet Sundown, and runs a Twitter account that purports to represent the band, was running an elaborate hoax aimed at the media,

Viral band finds itself at the centre of AI claims and hoaxes

Velvet Sundown has racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify - without anyone even being sure if it's real.

Billboard · 1d

Spokesman for Viral AI Band The Velvet Sundown Admits to ‘Art Hoax,’ ‘Trolling’ in First Interview

AI band The Velvet Sundown is an "art hoax" and an act of "trolling," said a spokesperson in a new interview about the viral project.

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Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify

On Monday, the long-running indie rock band Deerhoof made an announcement: it was pulling its music from Spotify. That didn’t ...

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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 ...

Futurism on MSN9h

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

The person behind a "band" that sparked a heated debate for heavily relying on generative AI has finally admitted the truth.

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Accused of being AI after racking up well over 400,000 monthly Spotify listens, The Velvet Sundown claims they are 'a real band' and 'never use AI'

Netflix has carved out a reputation for producing must-watch prestige limited series, with recent standouts including ...

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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

The Velvet Sundown is suspected of being an entirely AI-generated band. Despite posting pictures of its band members on its ...

Music Business Worldwide3d

The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think

Aventhis, who doesn’t exist, has over a million monthly Spotify listeners. Everything appears to be in order – but it’s not.

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The Grammys Chief on How AI Will Change Music

Harvey Mason Jr. looks ahead at a new creative process, the challenge to human artists and powers AI will give to fans.

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Acclaimed Indie Rock Band Exits Spotify With Bold Political Statement

Deerhoof made the move following the news that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has become chairman of an AI battle tech firm.

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