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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
In fact, The Velvet Sundown is one of a number of recent ‘bands’ that have exposed a massive loophole in the big music ...
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.
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 ...
‘Spokesperson’ for AI ‘Band’ Velvet Sundown Now Says He Is an Imposter
The AI 'band' Velvet Sundown's Spotify page also denies "spokesperson" Andrew Frelon's affiliation with the group ...
The hottest new band on Spotify might not actually exist – are The Velvet Sundown the first AI-generated band to go viral?
New Spotify sensation The Velvet Sundown appears to be an entirely AI-generated band, even down to their album covers and ...
From Sensual Butt Songs to Santa’s Alleged Coke Habit: AI Slop Music Is Getting Harder to Avoid
Even listeners who hate the idea of AI music are getting served tracks like “Taste My Ass” and “I Caught Santa Claus Sniffing ...
AI ‘Band’ the Velvet Sundown Officially Confirm They’re AI — and a ‘Provocation’
In an update to their Spotify bio, viral AI "band" the Velvet Sundown call themselves an "ongoing artistic provocation." ...
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A viral band on Spotify is probably AI — but there’s no label to tell you
The track’s success has intensified the ongoing debate on whether or not music streaming sites should label AI-generated ...
How a Canadian's AI hoax duped the media and propelled a 'band' to streaming success
A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to ...