Explaining the controversy surrounding The Velvet Sundown - the rock band that lied about being generated by artificial ...

Entertainment Streaming Music Streaming Spotify AI band controversy — who is The Velvet Sundown and are they real? News By Tammy Rogers published 30 June 2025 ...

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Musicians are calling for regulations and finding creative ways to fight back as AI "bands" climb the charts on streaming ...

A mysterious new band is climbing the charts on Spotify, racking up over over a million listens in just a few weeks. The Velvet Sundown sound familiar, and their songs are perfectly listenable, if not ...

The Velvet Sundown's owners have now confirmed it's an AI-generated band. A new disclaimer on the band's Spotify says the ...

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Original story follows: Dust on the Wind, Drift Beyond the Flame, and End the Pain, are all songs by the hot new band The ...

Kneecap, Bob Vylan and The Velvet Sundown's streams went up after they became the subject of controversy, proving notoriety ...

With millions of streams and a viral retro image, The Velvet Sundown has reignited global debate over AI music, raising serious concerns for Australian artists.

Despite having over 400,000 monthly listeners at the time of writing, there are a bunch of different hallmarks that could well point out that "The Velvet Sundown" are AI-generated. So what on ...

This stands in contrast to Spotify and Apple Music ... then this could be a very clever marketing campaign. Generating controversy by appearing to be a fake AI band would be a great way to get ...